COMMUNITIES

The name Halls Crossroads may be an accurate description of the Knoxville suburb in more ways than one. Halls Crossroads, more commonly known as just Halls, is an unincorporated community in North Knoxville, located to the north of Fountain City. The community is named for Thomas Hall, a settler who came to the area in 1796 from North Carolina. Hall, ...

You’ve heard of Hidden Valley Ranch? It really exists, out in California. The ranch was started by Steve and Gayle Henson, who started selling “ranch” dressing back in the 1950s to ranch guests. Hardin Valley in Knoxville may not have been the birthplace of a delicious buttermilk-infused dipping sauce. And it may not be the site of an ultra-secret dude ...