Photos by Briana Scroggins

  • Peace Corps volunteer Kaye Bultemeier, center, purchases oranges, ground nuts and carrots in a village market Friday, May 13, 2011 in Lizulu, Malawi. Bultemeier and her husband, Noel Kuck, moved from their home in Oak Ridge to the African country in May 2009 to serve in the Peace Corps. Bultemeier is a professor at the University of Malawi/Kamuzu College of Nursing.
  • June 11, 2009 - Tyler Smith, from Pulaski, announced on Thursday, June 11, 2009 that he chose not to be eligible for the NBA draft, and was going to be playing for the University of Tennessee for one more year.
  • Luke Stratton of Rutledge stands among the blight-damaged tomato plants on his farm. Grainger County farmers are having trouble with late blight, a disease caused by excess rainfall that affects the foliage of plants.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Loudon High School senior, Matthew Wallace, is tackled during the first half of the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Loudon High School's football team charges out onto the field before the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Christian Academy of Knoxville junior Carson Pegram runs the ball during the first half of the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Loudon High School senior, Dejay Johnson, left takes down Christian Academy of Knoxville senior Blake Houser, right during the first half of the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Loudon High School's quarterback looks for a pass before deciding to run the ball during the first half.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. A Loudon High School football player was tackled during the first half of the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Christian Academy of Knoxville senior Blake Houser, left, runs the ball past Loudon High School's Devan Grissom and Matt Grimes during the first half of the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Christian Academy of Knoxville warms up during a rain delay before the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009. Christian Academy of Knoxville's football team charges out on the field before the game.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18, 2009.Christian Academy of Knoxville played a home game against Loudon High School on Friday, September 18 2009. Christian Academy of Knoxville freshman, Davis Howell runs the ball during the first half of the game.
  • Terry Walker-Jefferson, front to back, her son, Michael McBath, both from Knoxville, and Sonya Booker, Terry's sister, from Maryville, pose for a portrait at Jarnigan and Son Mortuary's chapel on Thursday, September 17, 2009 after making funeral arrangements for Terry's son, Christopher McBath, 26, who died on Tuesday during a Western Heights ambush shooting. McBath is the second son that Terry has lost due to street violence.
  • Gracie Smith of Louisville, Tenn., hangs out with friends before the UT Western Kentucky game on 'The Home,' a houseboat that she lives on.
  • Mark Peterson of Knoxville, Lance Johnson of Milwaukee, Patrick Johnson of Madison, Wis., Karl Peterson of Knoxville, Dave Peterson of Atlanta and Chris Fuller of Knoxville, from left, hang out before Saturday’s UT game on the “Wharf Rat” on the Tennessee River outside Neyland Stadium. Mark and his two brothers and two cousins have been tailgating on the boat for the past 14 years.
  • University of Tennessee's head football coach, Lane Kiffin, walks past Vol fans during the Vol walk before the game against Western Kentucky University on Saturday, September 5, 2009.
  • Jonathan Crompton, senior quarterback for the University of Tennessee runs the ball during the second quarter of the game against Western Kentucky University on Saturday, September 5, 2009.
  • Brandon Warren, a junior at the University of Tennessee catches the ball for a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against Western Kentucky University on Saturday, September 5, 2009.
  • Jessica Evans, left, a freshman from Roanoke, Va., places adhesive stickers on a mirror held by her boyfriend, Wyatt Cobler, in Hess Hall. They are joined by Evans’ mother, Karla Evans, middle, and Melanie Dooley
  • Hyung “Helen” Kyum Jang, left, of South Korea, and Haley Lewis, middle, help Sang Hyun Park, also of South Korea, cart several South Korean students’ luggage to Hess Hall on the University of Tennessee campus on Saturday.
  • First-grade teacher Lee Doane fills a backpack with supplies. Parent volunteers, teachers and others gave their time and money to stuff the backpacks with supplies.
  • Steve and Debra Gentry, of Graysville, Tenn. and their dog, Tanner, browse at Gail Freeman's booth at the world's largest yard sale along US 127 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 near Crossville, Tenn. Freeman, left, and her husband, J.T., are from Baltimore, Maryland. 'I was born in Crossville,' Gail said. 'It's a yearly thing. It is a family reunion, vacation, and a way to make a little money all in one.'
  • Sam Simmons III, of Eads, Tenn., shows an 1950 Donald Duck bicycle that he is selling at the world's longest yard sale Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Crossville, Tenn. He said that he has participated in the event for the past seven years. The sale opened Thursday and stretches over 600 miles from West Unity, Ohio, to Gadsden, Ala.
  • train horn and wagon wheels cast shadows at a yard sale along US 127 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at South Fentress Community Park near Crossville, Tenn. This weekend is the world's longest yard sale that runs along US 127.
  • David McLemore, of Madisonville, Tenn., prepares his booth on the first day of the world's largest yard sale Thursday, August 6, 2009 along U.S. 127 near Crossville, Tenn. McLemore says he has been participating in the yard sale for the past 5 years. The sale opened Thursday and stretches over 600 miles from West Unity, Ohio, to Gadsden, Ala.
  • Carla Devine, of Crossville, Tenn., removes the protective plastic from her merchandise at the world's largest yard sale along U.S. 127 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 near Crossville, Tenn. 'It is a lot of work, but it is a lot of fun,' Devine said. The sale opened Thursday and stretches over 600 miles.
  • Sam Simmons IV, of Brighton, Tenn., unloads merchandise from a trailer at the world's largest yard sale along U.S. 127 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Crossville, Tenn. 'I was raised at a flea market, but this is my first time here,' Simmons said. The sale stretches over 600 miles from West Unity, Ohio, to Gadsden, Ala.
  • Morning mist rises as a car passes a yet-to-open yard sale along U.S. 127 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 near Crossville. The world's largest sale opened Thursday and stretches over 600 miles.
  • Nancy Scott, of Winchester, Tenn., shops during the first day of the world's largest yard sale along U.S. 127 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Crossville. The sale stretches over 600 miles from West Unity, Ohio, to Gadsden, Ala., and concluded Sunday.
  • Christian Academy of Knoxville sophomore Kiah Allen, right, dribbles past a Bearden defender Saturday during the KIL girls’ soccer jamboree at U.S. Cellular Soccer Fields.
  • Zella Mims and her son, TaMichael Mims, 10, shop for school supplies in advance of this weekend’s sales tax holiday. The Mims were shopping at Target on Ray Mears Boulevard on Wednesday. TaMichael will be in fifth grade this year at Bluegrass Elementary School.
  • Zack Zavels, 16, of Blaine, picks plums on his farm in Grainger County on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Zack plans to pursue a living in farming, a rarity for his generation.
  • Zack Zavels, 16, of Blaine, picks plums on his farm in Grainger County on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Zack plans to pursue a living in farming, a rarity for his generation.
  • Zack Zavels, 16, of Blaine, takes a break on his farm in Grainger County after picking plums on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Zack plans to pursue a living in farming, a rarity for his generation.
  • A basket of plums sits in the grass on Zack Zavels', 16, of Blaine, family farm in Grainger County on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Zack plans to pursue a living in farming, a rarity for his generation.
  • Craig Colquitt sits on the front porch of his Knoxville home. The former University of Tennessee punter will be inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Fans take pictures of Dolly Parton at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge on Friday during the launch of her latest children’s book, “I Am a Rainbow.”
  • Keynote speaker at the Economic Summit for Women at Maryville College on June 4, 2009, Justice Sharon Lee, of the Tennessee State Supreme Court, talks to Judge of Division III, of the Nashville, Davidson County General Sessions Court, Judge Angelita Blackshear-Dalton, before the luncheon.
  • Vallie Collins of Maryville poses with her belongings that were lost from Flight 1549, recovered, cleaned and sent back to her a couple of weeks ago.
  • Nurse practitioner Phyllis Smith talks with Bobby Sutton of Seymour at the Take Care Clinic in Walgreens at 4001 Chapman Highway on Thursday.
  • Marie Alcorn, of Knoxville, takes a look at Jennifer Wilson's, of couponmommie.com, organized binder of coupons at Faith United Methodist Church on Saturday, May 2, 2009. On display were a variety of products, and of all the products on the table the sum cost of all of them was approximately two dollars. A variety of people came to hear Gabrielle Blake, of Knoxville, talk about mastering coupons and getting the most out of your money.
  • Alicia Defenderfer of Knoxville waits in her car on the Civic Auditorium parking structure, as cars are already filling Church St. for the Procession of Healing. The Procession of Healing, led by Trinity Chapel, was a chance to grieve the lives lost due to abortion. 'Abortion is the law, but not lawful,' Defenderfer said. 'It's hurting women, and this is an opportunity for us to mourn the lives.'
  • The Procession of Healing, a chance to grieve the lives lost due to abortion, led by Trinity Chapel, started at the Civic Auditorium parking structure on Saturday, May 9, 2009. The procession traveled from Church Street, to Gay Street, to Summit Hill Avenue, and then ended at South Central Street.
  • Flower arrangements marked the beginning of the Procession of Healing on Saturday, May 9, 2009. The Procession of Healing, led by Trinity Chapel, was a chance to grieve the lives lost due to abortion.
  • Sasha Bynum, 5, of Knoxville, plays in the water during the Knoxville Opera Company’s festival.
  • Sarah Asinger, 10, of Charlotte, N.C., flips on a Euro Bungy during the Rossini Italian Street Fair.
  • Wesley Martinez, 8, holds a balloon sword that he got from the Shriners, while watching swordplay by members of the Society of Creative Anacronism on Saturday at the Rossini Italian Street Fair. Bill McNutt, foreground left, has been practicing the rapier for five years
  • Mary Terry, left, a certified parent educator for the Lisa Ross Birth and Women’s Center, teaches first-time mother Luz Mejia games to play to aid the health and learning of her 4-month-old, Antonio Flores. Terry visits Spanish-speaking mothers and their newborns.

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