Captain Jim Wright and his colleagues put on quite a show on Memorial Day weekend. The parking lot at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office North Precinct (also known as Crossroads …
Services set for Halls business leader
The hardest-working woman in Halls has died. Bobbie Bailey Padgett, 87, ran The Amber Restaurant since 1976. The restaurant continues today under the leadership of her son and daughter-in-law, Dwight …
Three added to Halls High Hall of Fame
Halls High School alumni inducted three into the school’s Hall of Fame. Honored at the April banquet were Elbert Lee Fielden, Dolly Walker Leach and David Wayland.
Jerry Julian, the voice …
Halls guy Bud Ford knows UT sports
If I had any influence in the Halls community, or, heaven help us, authority, there would be a street named for Bud Ford.
Bud Ford Way.
Bud is a Halls guy and …
Duff calls Halls High ‘best school’ in ‘best community’
Mark Duff was his usual “aw shucks” self as man of the hour at the Halls High Alumni Banquet in late April. He has retired as Halls High School principal, …
Can Glenn Jacobs build a greenway?
After an eight-year stall, maybe Mayor Glenn Jacobs can jump-start construction of a greenway connector in Halls. (Hope springs eternal.)
Knox County Commission in January approved a $300,000 consulting contract with …
First Tenn offers ‘financial wellness’ in Halls
First Tennessee in Halls is committed not only to serving its banking customers but also to providing free services to the whole community – both those who are clients of …
Merritt passionate about solving crimes
You may have seen him on local and national TV – “Dateline” and “20/20.” For six years he converted new white Ford Crown Victorias into patrol cruisers. As a corrections …