Halls Crossroads is the heart of Zone 101. Ā This community is nestled between Black Oak Ridge and Beaver Ridge.Ā Zone 101 is home to our North Precinct Office. The purpose of the KCSO satellite offices are to make it easier for the members of the community to obtain information, as well as getting copies of crash and incident reports.
According to Tennessee Historical Markers in the community, one of the earliest settlers was Thomas Hall who arrived in the valley around 1796 from North Carolina. The British, in the Siege of Charleston, captured Hall. After his release from a British prisoner of war camp, Hall married Nancy Hais on September 25, 1783. For his service, the U.S. government presented Hall a parcel of land. It is to this northern side of Black Oak Ridge that Hall settled. Two generations later Thomas Hallās grandson Pulaski went west during the California Gold Rush and settled on a ranch in Oregon. He returned to Halls and married Joyce Hall, September 8, 1859. Pulaski and his family owned and operated one of the first businesses in the Halls area as early as 1860, which included a general store and inn as well as a blacksmith shop. The store was known as Halls Crossroads.
Halls High School, one of the first schools in the area, was founded in 1916 and named after Pulaski Hall.Ā Pulaski Hall was a business owner and prominent citizen of the area.Ā Halls High School offers a variety of educational options, both technical and college preparatory, as well as clubs, teams, and academic opportunities.Ā The campus is shared with the North Knox Career and Education Center
Zone 101 is home to our North Precinct Office. The purpose of the KCSO satellite offices are to make it easier for the members of the community to obtain information, as well as getting copies of crash and incident reports.
On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mailĀ coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.