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Longtime Gwinnett Basketball Coach Dies
Phil Hall, who passed away Thursday, is known for his decades as basketball coach at both North Gwinnett High School and Dacula.

I come from Tarheel Country, having grown up in Charlotte, N.C. I went on to receive a BA in English from UNC-W in 1993. I have worked at eight daily newspapers up and down the East Coast, including The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va, and the AJC right here in Hotlanta. I've split my 18 years in journalism between reporter and editor. I covered hurricanes on the NC coast and chronicled moonshine-making in the hills of Virginia. I was also the bureau chief that led a team of reporters (ok only two) that covered the heck out of the Michael Vick dogfighting case. I joined Patch in December 2010 as the associate regional editor for the western side of the metro area. And there ya go.
Phil Hall, who passed away Thursday, is known for his decades as basketball coach at both North Gwinnett High School and Dacula.

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