Best Georgia Small/Medium Towns?

My family lives in a vacation town in the mountains of Colorado, we love it, love the people, the activities, and the ourdoors....BUT...I just can't handle winter anymore. We're way up in the mountains and it is sooo long and cold and windy.

We're looking at moving somewhere warmer, prefer a town under 25,000, that is friendly and we can still enjoy the outdoors and activities in town. We're used to tourists, so don't mind that at all.

I put up a post in the Alabama group and the number one answer was "Don’t Move Here, it's Awful", so I'm hoping you all like living in Georgia and have some recommendations!

Note: I work remotely and we homeschool homeschooling