Hall County and the other eleven counties that make up the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (GMRC) were recognized recently by AARP as Age-Friendly communities.
What does this mean?
Launched in 2012, the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities is an organizational affiliate of the World Health Organization Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, a program launched in 2006.
Through the age-friendly program, AARP helps participating communities to become more livable and age-friendly by creating safer and more walkable streets, needed housing and transportation options, better access to key services, and opportunities for residents to participate in community activities.
Gainesville received such a designation three years ago.
You can read more about the designation here: AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities
(Habersham County PIO Rob Moore contributed to this story.)