Photos by Kohl Threlkeld

  • J.P. Byrd, left, and Walker Fowler retrieve a net they used to catch turtles as part of an aquatic study. The students work with CRESO, an educational and research partnership between the Department of Energy, Anderson County and Oak Ridge schools.
  • Pictures and wood carvings from East Africa decorate the 'African room' in the Dandridge home of Barbara and Buck Donaldson. The Donaldsons have turned their home into a visual tribute of their 20 years of missionary work in Africa and their travels abroad.
  • Buck Donaldson and his wife Barbara sit in the 'England room' of their Dandridge home. The Donaldsons have turned their home into a visual tribute of their 20 years of missionary work in Africa and their travels abroad.
  • Douglas J. Young references a voter guide during early voting last Thursday at the Downtown West polling location.
  • Barbara Bratton, center, listens as election official Velma Jenkins explains to her how to work an electronic voting machine at the Northshore Drive polling location.
  • A kit produced by the American Heart Association teaches families how to correctly perform CPR using a mannequin and instructional DVD.
  • Joe Barnhart talks with reporters from his hospital room at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on Wednesday. Barnhart was wounded in Sunday's shooting at the Unitarian Church.
  • In a composite photograph, where multiple photos are stitched together, a herd of about 40 Angora goats grazes on a section of grass on Roan Mountain on July 18. Researchers are studying whether the goats' grazing can play a role in preserving some of Roan Mountain's grassy balds, which is more natural and economical than using a weed eater and bush hog.
  • amey Donaldson examines a plant to make comparisons with previous data collected at the same location. Donaldson is shepherding about 40 goats on Roan Mountain as they eat their way across grassy balds.
  • Jamey Donaldson studies the vegetation on top of Roan Mountain's grassy bald July 16. In addition to shepherding the goat herd, Donaldson is surveying vegetation study plots dating to the 1930s to determine how bald plant communities have changed and to establish a reference point for the future.
  • Mary Fran Darwin, left, and Anne Nelson, walk in front of the old S&W Cafeteria in downtown Knoxville during their lunch break on Tuesday. The building is currently undergoing renovations that will restore it to its original look, and will be used for retail space.
  • Clinton High School center and defensive tackle James Stearns cools off after the first official football practice of the season on Monday.
  • Clinton High School running back Weston Hazelhurst leads the way for teammates during the first official day of practice on Monday. Also pictured, from left, are tight end Shaun O'Neal, linebacker Ben Jones, linebacker Tanner Martin, and defensive end Brandon Washington.
  • Clinton High School quarterback Darian Stone looks for an open player during the first official football practice of the season on Monday.
  • Clinton coach Andy Shattuck huddles with his players on the first day of practice in pad Monday. The Dragons made progress last year and have their eyes on making the playoffs this season.
  • Clinton High School head football coach Andy Shattuck watches his team on the first day of practice in pad Monday. The Dragons made progress last year and have their eyes on making the playoffs this season.
  • Clinton High School wide receiver Nick Frazier prepares for a play during the first official football practice of the season on Monday.
  • Clinton High School running back Weston Hazelhurst carries the ball down the field during the first official day of practice on Monday.
  • Children from the LaPetite Academy on Bagley Lane participated in the “Spot the Tot” event at Safety City July 23. Children’s Hospital and the Safe Kids Coalition held a demonstration to teach children about the danger of playing in driveways behind motor vehicles.
  • Millie Phillips stands in the former apartment of Jessie Maples, her half sister, June 30 at the publicly subsidized Isabella Towers apartment complex in East Knoxville. Phillips said the apartment was almost unfit for habitation when she saw it after Maples was found severely beaten in a park in April. Officials with Knoxville’s Community Development Corp., however, say they never saw Maples’ apartment in that kind of condition and would not have allowed a tenant to live like that.
  • From left, Martha “Missy” Wallen, East Tennessee regional president of BB&T, Mike Connor, president and CEO of Connor Concepts, and Jim Wallace, president of Coldwell Banker, Wallace and Wallace Realtors, listen as Matt Murray, associate director of the Center for Business and Economic Research shares his opinion on the economic hardships that face Knoxville and the rest of the country in the Quarterly Business Roundtable Discussion on the economy at the News Sentinel.
  • Kaley Clark and her horse 'Come as You Are' clears one of the jumps at the City League International horse jump competition at the Civic Coliseum on Friday.
  • Commissioner Victoria DeFreese poses for the portriat art class at the Ole Historic Candoro Marble Company on Friday. Artist Brad Selph, right, was among the six artists capturing her likeness.
  • Bryce Basler, a University of Tennessee senior, sits at the ticket window at T homps o n - B o lin g A re n a o n Wednesday. Although Basler said he had had only one patron in the past three days, the UT men’s basketball program is expected to sell out all 16,000 of its season tickets this year.
  • University of Tennessee senior Bryce Basler sits at the ticket window at Thompson-Boling Arena on Wednesday. Although the office is currently open, primarily for season ticket renewal, Basler has only had one ticket patron in the last three days. He says he is mostly there to provide an outlet for those who prefer to stop by and ask questions in person.
  • Burton Mandrell, 17, Jeremy Fournier, 21, Jared Fournier, 23 and Zachary Johnson, 17, from left, are avid bridge players and between the four of them compete in regional, national and international tournaments.
  • Stephen Brandow reviews footage of an interview he shot for a documentary that he is working on as part of the Media High workshop at Lawson McGhee Library on Tuesday. The documentary is about recollections of Jordanian King Hussein’s visit to the area in 1959.
  • Eric Buechel, owner of The Artist Corner in Crossville, stands in front of one of his paintings in the shop’s cafe.
  • Kabibi Lundy leads the Kuumba Watoto dancers down Gay Street in downtown Knoxville on Friday during the Kuumba Festival’s Junkanu Parade. The annual festival continues through Sunday.
  • A permanent brick sign at the eastern entrance to the University Mall on the University of Tennessee campus will be dedicated today.
  • A plaque on the painting,'First Train Into Knoxville, 1855,' by the late Knoxville Artist Russell Briscoe.
  • The signature of late Knoxville Artist Russell Briscoe which was famous for its slight tilt.
  • Bud Albers sits in front of paintings by the late artist Russell Briscoe on Monday at his West Knoxville home. Albers is trying to locate all of the paintings that Briscoe painted in just 22 years of work for an exhibition at the East Tennessee History Center next year.
  • Blaine McCallister blasts out of a bunker during the second round of the Knoxville Open on Friday.
  • Jarrod Lyle reacts to missing a putt on hole 12 of the Knoxville Open on Friday.
  • D.J. Brigman hits onto the green on the 18th hole of the Knoxville Open on Friday. Brigman finished the second round by tying the course record of 64. His total score so far is 13- under par.
  • D.J. Brigman hits onto the green on the 18th hole at the Knoxville Open on Friday. Brigman finished the second round by tying the course record of 64. His total score so far is 13- under par.
  • D.J. Brigman checks out his putt on the 17th hole at the Knoxville Open on Friday. Brigman finished the second round by tying the course record of 64. His total score so far is 13- under par.
  • Jarrod Lyle putts his ball on the 12th hole of the Knoxville Open on Friday.
  • D.J Brigman putts his ball on the 17th hole at the Knoxville Open on Friday. Brigman finished the second round by tying the course record of 64. His total score so far is 13- under par.
  • D.J. Brigman hits his ball on the fairway of the 17th hole at the Knoxville Open on Friday. Brigman finished the second round by tying the course record of 64. His total score so far is 13- under par.
  • Fox Den Country Club staff, from left, Robert Marks, Russ Prus and Danny Greene watch the US open in the Golf Shop during Practice Day One of the Nationwide Tour's Knoxville Open.
  • Professional golfer Ben Bates takes his turn during Practice Day One of the Nationwide Tour's Knoxville Open at Fox Den Country Club on Wednesday. Professional golfers played with local golfers to raise money for charities.
  • Golf Pro Ben Bates sits in his golf cart and watches another member of his group during the Practice Day One of the Nationwide Tour's Knoxville Open at Fox Den Country Club on Wednesday. Professional golfers played with local golfers to raise money for charities.
  • Professional golfer Ben Bates watches as Adrian Pearce tries to sink his put during the Practice Day One of the Nationwide Tour's Knoxville Open at Fox Den Country Club on Wednesday. Professional golfers played with local golfers to raise money for charities.
  • Colt Knost hits his ball off the fairway of the 18th hole during the Knoxville Tour's Pro Am on Wednesday.
  • Evan Monger, 10, gets a little help from professional Knoxville golfer Keith Nolan at the Jr. Clinic on Tuesday during the second day of the Knoxville Open.
  • Darren Angel of Los Angeles gets some time in on the driving range Tuesday during a practice day of the Knoxville Open.

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