Larry Poole’s loyalty to the tiny Gillsville hamlet on the Hall-Banks county line runs deep. Maybe it starts at the beginning. He can stake a claim many can’t: He was born in the town — in an apartment at the back of his parents’ store on Ga. 52. He strayed a bit in later years, living in Athens and Gwinnett County while working for Southern Bell and later BellSouth. But when he returned to the city of 235 people in 1988, he stayed for good.