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Photos by Emily Spence

  • Bettye Sisco, President of the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce and the Knoxville chapter of the American Marketing Association, presents Publisher Bruce Hartmann with the proceeds of the KAMA holiday open house as a donation of the Empty Stocking Fund.
  • Phyllis Fetty, 72, was in a car accident seven years ago on Thanksgiving Day and has not been the same since. Essentially bed-ridden, besides the occasional short trip to the living room using her walker, Fetty has relied heavily on her husband, Jim Fetty, 75.
  • Hector Labrada from Cuba listens to the naturalization ceremony
  • Katarzyna Zabek from Poland and her daughter, Julia, celebrate their new citizenship.
  • Melissa Cox plays with her children Makenlee, 18 months, and Easton, 3, in the play area at West Town Mall. Cox believes many vaccines are unnecessary and unhealthy.
  • University of Tennessee graduate student Adam Thoms tests the durability of sports turf at the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station four or five days a week with a Cady Traffic Simulator, which has “feet” that simulate athletic cleats on a football field.
  • Kim Shrigley, who is the ex-wife of UT basketball coach Bruce Pearl, opened Alimony's Hair & Nail Salon today. Her goal is for clients to have a good experience and be encouraged knowing that no matter how bad things can get, life can still be good, she said.
  • Kim Shrigley
  • Vols fans cheer on the team after their first and only touchdown. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium and lost 13-7.
  • The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee guard Anthony Parker (75) attemps to block Wyoming defensive tackle John Fletcher (91).
  • Tennessee wide receiver Gerald Jones (4) celebrates making the Vols' only touchdown during their game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. The Vols lost 13-7.
  • Link Webb rides Santana's El Nino before the Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium at lost 13-7.
  • Tennessee wide receiver Gerald Jones (4) faces off with Wyoming safety Quincy Rogers (1) before getting around him and scoring the Vols' only touchdown. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium and lost 13-7.
  • Tennessee wide receiver Gerald Jones (4) makes the Vols' only touchdown during their game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. The Vols lost 13-7.
  • Vols fans reach for players' towels as they enter the locker room after the Vols lost to the Wyoming Cowboys 13-7 at Neyland Stadium.
  • Tennessee tackle William Brimfield (54), left, Tennessee linebacker Austin Johnson (40), and Tennessee center Cody Pope (77) leave the field after the UT Volunteers lost to the Wyoming Cowboys 13-7 at Neyland Stadium.
  • The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. Wyoming linebacker Ward Dobbs (29), quarterback Ian Hetrick (2), and linebacker Mike Juergens (55) celebrate a block in the 4th quarter. The Cowboys beat the Vols 13-7.
  • Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton (8) throws across the field during the second quarter. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium.
  • The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. Wyoming running back Wynel Seldon (31) gets pulled down by Tennessee tight end Brett Thomason (46) during the 2nd quarter. The Cowboys won 13-7.
  • Fans watch from high above the field just after halftime when Vols were losing 13-0. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium.
  • Coach Phillip Fulmer comforts daughter Allison at the end of the game. The Cowboys beat the Vols 13-7. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium.
  • Tennessee wide receiver Denarius Moore (6) pauses for a moment directly in front of the horn section of the band, creating a bright backdrop for the Vols' loss. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. The Wyoming Cowboys won 13-7.
  • UT coach Phillip Fulmer walks off the field next to his daughter Allison after the Vols lost 13-7 to the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium.
  • UT coach Phillip Fulmer jumps midair in frustration while the Vols are losing 13-0 in the first half. The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium. The Cowboys won 13-7.
  • Tennessee defensive end Wes Brown (94) holds off Wyoming tight end Jesson Salyards (85). The Tennessee Volunteers played the Wyoming Cowboys at Neyland Stadium and lost 13-7.
  • Workers begin to put the finishing touches on Belle Island Village, a new Pigeon Forge tourist attraction, will open soon and is hiring more than 1,000 workers to fill its work force. The Darrell Waltrip Racing Experience Building, left, is a 27,000 square foot interactive and hands-on space that features historical Nascar, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond memorabilia. There will also be soft-play areas for kids, a 'pit experience' area, and a 24-seat race track simulator.
  • Belle Island Village, a new Pigeon Forge tourist attraction, will open soon and is hiring more than 1,000 workers to fill its work force. The Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Motion Picture Museum, right, will feature more than 200 viewing monitors, two theaters that each seat 222 people, 12 movie-themed pavilions and approximately 14,000 square feet of special event space.
  • Chad Sims poses with his daughter, Sydnee, 2, while his wife, Abbey Sims, takes a photo Saturday at one of the pull-offs in the specially opened section of the Foothills Parkway. The section probably will not be open again until its scheduled completion in 2016.
  • Jamie Dockery of Maryville drives down the specially opened section of the Foothills Parkway on Saturday while his dog, Fred, enjoys the air. The section also will be open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today.
  • Phyllis Huskey visits with Reeta Jones at her birthday party. Reeta Jones is turning 110 on October 17, 2008, but her family and friends threw her a birthday party on Sunday at the Knoxville First Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Kingston Pike. Jones is Huskey's great Aunt.
  • Caroline Munyard and her Oak Ridge Rowing Association women’s masters team practice on the Clinch River. Munyard refuses to let breathing woes triggered by the region’s poor air quality stop her from participating in a sport she loves.
  • Caroline Munyard, center, sits in the stroke position in a women’s eight sweep boat. East Tennessee’s poor air quality in the warmer months of the year is hard on Munyard, who fights respiratory problems.
  • Don Parnell, right, chairman of Knox Charter Petition, is shown Tuesday at the steps of the Knox County Courthouse, applauding volunteers who helped his group gather a total of more than 100,000 signatures on two petitions to place charter amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot.
  • Byronisha Crockett says she had a plan to get out of New Orleans, even if the government didn’t help.
  • Byronisha Crockett, 21, of New Orleans was evacuated from her home Saturday morning and arrived in Knoxville late Saturday night with 28 members of her family, including her 5-year-old son. She is keeping a journal of her experience. She and other evacuees are being housed at Park West Church of God on Middlebrook Pike.
  • Stephanie Cross, a GYN physician with Knoxville’s Women’s Care Group, practices using the da Vinci robot at a lunch meeting and lecture for the menopausal group the Red Hot Mamas.
  • Former Tennessee Lady Vol Christine Magnuson, left, and UT coaching alum Jenna Johnson pose with their Olympic medals.
  • After a summer with little rain, pedestrians have to pull out their umbrellas Monday, the first day of measurable rain in Knoxville since July 31. More rain, and possible flooding, is expected as Fay dumps her leftovers across East Tennessee.
  • Actress Claudia Katz of Los Angeles, peers from under an umbrella Monday in Krutch Park. She’s here shooting scenes for the feature film, “Be Not Afraid,” in which she has the lead female role.

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