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Photos by Michael Patrick

  • Chris Cates, listed as a quarterback, catches a pass during the first day of UT spring football practice on Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • Defensive back Art Evans during drills on the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • Quarterback Nick Stephens during the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • UT head football coach Derek Dooley during the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • UT head coach Derek Dooley works with Channing Fugate during the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • Channing Fugate loses the ball during a ball control drill on the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • Tight end Ben Lehning during a ball control drill on the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • UT head football coach Derek Dooley works with players on the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • UT head football coach Derek Dooley works with players on the first day of UT spring football practice Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 at Haslam Field on campus.
  • Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley during a press conference Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 . Taking about former players coming to practice he responded just pick up the phone and say I want to come to practice, 'how hard is that.'
  • Kindergarten teacher Mary Hatmaker works with students on a vocabulary lesson on Wednesday at Claxton Elementary School. Some local educators have concerns about new federal rules concerning the No Child Left Behind law.
  • Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley during a press conference Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 .
  • Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley during a press conference Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 .
  • In his basement workshop at Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics on Forest Avenue in Knoxville, Ted Shown uses heat to reshape a prosthetic leg for a client who has lost weight. Shown’s father and uncle founded the business in 1948.
  • Lincoln Memorial University President Dr. B. James Dawson talks to a reporter in his office on the Harrogate campus on Wednesday. Dawson is the 20th president of the university.
  • Mechanic Bob Jentzen replaces brakes on a county vehicle on Wednesday at Knox County Fleet Services. Fleet manager Phillip May is trying to figure out how to save money in the department in order to meet cuts mandated by Mayor Mike Ragsdale.
  • A zebra appears to be walking off the canvas’ bright-yellow background in a painting by Pete Smith.
  • Pete Smith, 86, poses with some of his paintings in his apartment at Shannondale Retirement Center. “I have no training. I’m a naive artist,” Smith said.
  • A woman’s face pops out from a rainbow of colors in a painting by Pete Smith.
  • Asia Anderson, 6, sledding down a hill off Harrow Drive in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010.
  • Snow filled bird bath in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010.
  • The melting snow makes a pattern on lawn furniture in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010.
  • Parker Gunn, 14, gives his sledding partner, Michael Rodriguez, 11, a push down a hill off Bunting Drive in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010.
  • Asia Anderson, left, 6, and Jaquaysjha Ryans, 10, walk back up their sledding hill off Harrow Drive in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010.
  • Asia Anderson, left, 6, and Jaquaysjha Ryans, 10, walk back up their sledding hill off Harrow Drive in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010.
  • Parker Gunn, 14, sleds down a hill off Bunting Drive in Farragut Sunday, Jan 31, 2010. Waiting his turn to sled is Javier Rodriguez (cq2), 13.
  • Sledders heading back up the hill at Lakeshore Park Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Sledders enjoying the hill at Lakeshore Park during the snow Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Tom Greer spent Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 clearing the parking lot at his church, Sacred Heart Cathedral. Greer said he was a member and also the facilities manager at the church.
  • Sledders at Lakeshore Park Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Heather Houk and her son James, 3, sled down one of the many hills at Lakeshore Park Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Curtis Sweeney walks back up the hill with his grandaughter Laci, 5, after sledding down the hill at Lakeshore Park Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • A west Knoxville neighborhood looking from Concord Marina during the snow Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • The Knoxville snow ended in a lot of rain and ice forming in leaves and trees Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Brent Witmer and his daughter Lacey, 5, sled down the hill at Lakeshore Park Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • David Ingram cleans snow off the end of Bradford Lane where it intersects with Northshore Drive Saturday, Jan 30, 2010. Ingram said it is just enough of an incline that we have trouble stopping and then starting so I clean if off.
  • A snowman guards the subdivision in West Knoxville during the snow Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Noah Redmond, 11, enjoys sledding in his front yard during the Knoxville snow Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Bailey Redmond,7, and his sister Gracie, 3, enjoy sledding in their front yard during the Knoxville snow Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Alex Beech and his dog, Allie, enjoy the Knoxville snow at Concord Park Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • A sledder at Lakeshore Park has less than perfect sledding skills Saturday, Jan 30, 2010.
  • Housekeeper Kay Wright lights a cigarette on Wednesday at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. She is one worker who will be affected by the smoking ban.
  • Former Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer, right, and offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe, left, watch the Georgia team warmup before the start of a 2007 game, in which Tennessee beat Georgia 34-14.
  • The University of Tennessee football team led by David Cutcliffe, center, and head coach Phillip Fulmer, right, walk onto the field of the Georgia Dome Friday afternoon for a walk-through practice in 2007.
  • Dismissed University of Tennessee football player Mike Edwards pleaded guilty Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 to a reduced charge of reckless endangerment in a plea arrangement that allows him to maintain a pristine record if he stays out of trouble for two years.
  • Monte Kiffin stopped to talk to staff in the weight room on his way out of the University of Tennessee Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010.
  • University workers remove a Red Bull cooler from the administrative offices in the University of Tennessee Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010. Former Defensive-line coach for UT Ed Orgeron is well known for his love of the Red Bull drink.
  • Lane Kiffin stopped to talk to News Sentinel reporters on his way out of the University of Tennessee Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex on Wednesday.
  • Lane Kiffin stopped to talk to News Sentinel reporters on his way out of the University of Tennessee Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex on Wednesday. Kiffin then flew to Los Angeles on a jet where he begins his new job as head football coach for the University of Southern California.

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