Over the past week, the Halls Business & Professional Association has been busy bringing lunches to the hardworking teachers and administrators at Halls High, Halls Middle, Halls Elementary, Adrian Burnett …
County takes fresh look at Halls greenways
Knox County government is serious about building greenways. Here’s an update on Halls (called East Beaver Creek on the county’s map and extending from Gibbs to Powell).
Knox County will extend …
The sheep-goat revisited
Back in 1993, we had some snow. Called the Blizzard of ’93, some 15 inches fell in a day, not only clogging roads but blocking doors. I decided to hunker …
Spencer Long is home in Halls
Halls High School has a new head principal. Spencer Long has replaced Mark Duff, who retired. Duff had been principal at Halls since fall 2005 and previously taught social studies …
Coach teaches life, leadership (and a little football)
Scott Cummings should have made an altar call. Halls High’s new football coach would have found converts with remaining eligibility to suit up for the fall season. This guy is …
Meeting tonight on Halls greenway
Halls residents have a chance to talk about connecting local greenways today as Knox County officials hold the third of four public meetings – this one from 5:30 to 7:30 …
Arnold Jones recalls D-Day, 75 years later
Halls guy Arnold Jones didn’t overthink it. He and some 160,000 of his fellow soldiers just stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate France and chase some Germans back to …
Stop the bleed!
Knowing how to save a life could, well, save a life. That was the message from Rural Metro Fire Captain Robby Nix at a recent meeting of the Halls Business …