Knoxville Photos

Photos by Clay Owen

  • Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Jamie Satterfield will raise money for Children's Hospital of East Tennessee during 'Dancing with the Knoxville Stars' on Thursday.
  • Hand-painted light fixtures adorn the kitchen ceiling inside Bruce Pearl's Gettysvue home.
  • The circular dining room in Bruce Pearl's Gettysvue home.
  • Accent pieces decorate the table inside Bruce Pearl's circular dining room on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • Former University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl in his home theatre. Pearl gave the News Sentinel a tour of his Gettysvue home on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • Bruce Pearl in his exercise room at his Gettysvuew house during a hometour on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • The front exterior view of former University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl's home features a cobblestone driveway. Pearl gave the News Sentinel a tour of his home for a feature story on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • The landscaped path leading to the back of Bruce Pearl's home.
  • Bruce Pearl's master bath is complete with a walk-in double shower and fireplace.
  • The living room at Bruce Pearl's Gettysvue house during a hometour on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • Bruce Pearl's kitchen features a heavy, double thick granite-top island.
  • A keeping room off the kitchen Bruce Pearl's home is seen during a hometour on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • Brandy Pearl, Bruce Pearl's wife, shows what's in the refrigerator of their house during a hometour on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • A billiard room downstairs in Bruce Pearl's Gettysvue home.
  • Bruce Pearl's master bedroom is decorated in chocolate and slate blue.
  • Bruce Pearl checks the filters of his salt water pool at home.
  • The hallway leading from the master bedroom to the center of the house shows off the arched doorways that are common throughout Bruce Pearl's house.
  • Bruce Pearl sits in the formal living room of his home in Gettysvue during a hometour on Friday, October 31, 2008.
  • The front home office of Bruce Pearl.
  • The formal living room of Bruce Pearl's home.
  • The round dining room of Bruce Pearl's home in Gettysvue includes a turret ceiling painted with clouds.
  • The back of Bruce Pearl's home in Gettysvue contains a salt-water swimming pool that is open year round.
  • Local comedian Leanne Morgan balances her career between her professional act and raising a family.
  • The Sunsphere at World's Fair Park.
  • A scene from the 7th annual Rossini Festival on Gay Street and Market Square in 2008.
  • A scene from the 7th annual Rossini Festival on Gay Street and Market Square in 2008.
  • Sarah Moore Greene says she and her childhood white friends didn’t pay much attention to race.
  • Mike Daniels from Knoxville looks at Kentucky long rifles during the Smoky Mountain Gun Collector's Association Show Feb. 5, 1994 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
  • Animal expert Jack Hanna signs autographs for fans following his performance at the Tennessee Theatre in 2006. (File)
  • Dolly Parton
  • Bill Frazer of Jewelry Television hands out balloons Saturday along Gay Street as the crowds begin to gather for the 7th annual Rossini Festival.
  • Allen Walker, left, and Dan Hix join about 100 employees and family members as they cross the Henley Street Bridge in the Walk of Mercy from Baptist to St. Mary's Hospital.
  • <strong> Downtown Gatlinburg:</strong> Tourists mill about the streets of downtown Gatlinburg. Tennessee's tourism industry, which employs more than 181,000 with an economic impact of over $13.4 billion, is the state's number one non-agricultural industry and a key economic driver.
  • <strong> Knoxville Zoo: </strong> Jana, a 28-year-old female African Elephant at the Knoxville Zoo, makes a painting Thursday with assistance from keepers Todd Naelitz, left, and Matt Shaughnessy.
  • <strong> Rock City: </strong> A visitor looks out over the expanse Thursday from atop Lovers' Leap at Rock City on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. According to legend, the spot took its name after a young Indian brave Named Sautee and a beautiful Cherokee maiden named Nacoochee, both from feuding tribes, fell in love and ran off together. He was soon captured and thrown from the perch to his death. The despairing lover leaped to her own death from the same place.
  • East Tennessee History Center, located Friday at 601 S. Gay Street, is home to the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Knox County Archives, and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection of the Knox County Public Library.
  • Twelve-year-old Logan Murrell of Knoxville.
  • Logan Murrell, 12, stands beside a trailer that bears her image. It is used to haul equipment to her performances.
  • Singer Logan Murrell
  • Logan Murrell
  • Flowers adorn the grave of actor Brad Renfro located under a large tree in Red House Cemetery in Blaine, TN. Renfro, a native of Knoxville, died Jan. 15, 2008 in Los Angeles.
  • First Night Knoxville 2009 buttons will be used as admission to the downtown New Year's celebration and are available for purchase at various locations.
  • The ceiling in Perl's dining room has a mural of a sky scene with floating clouds.
  • With a new home in Gettysvue, University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl has good reason to smile.
  • A windowed turret at the front of the home catches the eye.
  • A large window floods the master bedroom with natural light.
  • With a new home in Gettysvue, University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl has good reason to smile.
  • Voters form a line inside the gymnasium as they cast their ballots Tuesday at Dogwood Elementary in South Knoxville.
  • Simon Schoenberger, 2, lays in the floor and watches the activity Tuesday as voters cast their ballots at Dogwood Elementary in South Knoxville. Simon was with his mother Cheryl Schoenberger.
  • Simon Schoenberger, 2, lays in the floor and watches the activity Tuesday as voters cast their ballots at Dogwood Elementary in South Knoxville. Simon was with his mother Cheryl Schoenberger.