Knoxville Photos

Photos by Michael Patrick

  • 1127utky8.MP#2615 -- SPORTS -- MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL Tennessee Head Coach Phillip Fulmer talks to one of the officials during the game Saturday. 11/27/2004
  • A monument honors Evelyn Bryan Johnson at the Morristown Regional Airport. She is said to have logged more flight hours, trained more pilots and given more Federal Aviation Administration exams than any other pilot on the planet.
  • Evelyn Johnson, longtime pilot, is 95 years old and recently had a leg removed following an accident. She has refused to let that stop her from her job as Morristown Airport manager. Johnson still has her pilot instructor's license. The portrait was a gift from a friend on Valentine's Day. (February 2007 News Sentinel file photo by Michael Patrick)
  • Evelyn Johnson, longtime pilot, is 95 years old and recently had a leg removed following an accident. She has refused to let that stop her from her job as Morristown Airport manager. Johnson still has her pilot instructor's license. (February 2007 News Sentinsl file photo by Michael Patrick)
  • In this Feburary 2007 photo, the sign at the Morristown Airport shows Evelyn Johnson still the airport manager after 53 years. Johnson, longtime pilot, is 95 years old and recently had a leg removed following an accident. She has refused to let that stop her from her job as Morristown Airport manager. Johnson still has her pilot instructor's license.
  • Greg McGinnis pulls his truck up the ramp after unloading 31,000 rainbow trout yearlings into the Clinch River between Norris Dam and the weir Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2012. For the second year in a row, federal fish hatcheries are facing the prospect of closing or reducing output due to federal budget cuts. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A large rubbish fire burning off Starkey Lane near Cogdill Road around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012. Rural/Metro fire department had multiple units on the scene fighting the fire. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A large rubbish fire burning off Starkey Lane near Cogdill Road around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012. Rural/Metro fire department had multiple units on the scene fighting the fire. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A large rubbish fire burning off Starkey Lane near Cogdill Road around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012. Rural/Metro fire department had multiple units on the scene fighting the fire. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Greg McGinnis opens the value to release 31,000 rainbow trout yearlings into the Clinch River between Norris Dam and the weir Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2012. For the second year in a row, federal fish hatcheries are facing the prospect of closing or reducing output due to federal budget cuts. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A large rubbish fire burning off Starkey Lane near Cogdill Road around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012. Rural/Metro fire department had multiple units on the scene fighting the fire. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
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  • TDOT workers Gene Hollifield, left, and Scott Tackett, center, place barrels on the entrance ramp at Stinking Creek Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 to keep traffic from using the southbound lanes. All southbound traffic on Interstate 75 was stopped at 2 p.m. from the Jellico exit to the Caryville exit because an earthen embankment under the interstate gave way. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Larry Skeen uses his cruiser to stop all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 at 2 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 so TDOT workers could place traffic lane barrels on the interstate. All southbound traffic now exits at Jellico and detours using U.S. Highway 25W to LaFollette and back to I-75 South at Exit 134 in Caryville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • TDOT closed all southbound traffic of Interstate 75 at 2 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 from the Jellico exit to the Caryville exit. Crews are already working to sure up an earthen embankment under the interstate which gave way causing the closure. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • TDOT closed all southbound traffic of Interstate 75 at 2 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 from the Jellico exit to the Caryville exit because an earthen embankment under the interstate gave way. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • THP troopers direct traffic as vehicles come off the southbound exit at Jellico Friday, Mar. 9, 2012. A TDOT vehicle blocks traffic from entering the southbound ramp at Jellico. TDOT closed all southbound traffic of Interstate 75 at 2 p.m. from the Jellico exit to the Caryville exit because an earthen embankment under the interstate gave way. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • TDOT closed all southbound traffic of Interstate 75 at 2 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 from the Jellico exit to the Caryville exit because an earthen embankment under the interstate gave way. TDOT's Herman Ledford makes the call to THP to release the southbound traffic after they had the barrels in place. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • THP troopers direct traffic as vehicles come off the southbound exit at Jellico Friday, Mar. 9, 2012. TDOT closed all southbound traffic of Interstate 75 at 2 p.m. from the Jellico exit to the Caryville exit because an earthen embankment under the interstate gave way. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • U.S. Reps. John J. Duncan Jr. of Knoxville, left, Phil Roe of Johnson City, center, and Scott DesJarlais of Jasper, right, each has publicly thrown their support behind the former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and appeared on stage together during his introduction at a campaign stop in Knoxville Sunday at West Hills Elementary School. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • The new football training facility includes this large player's lounge where they can relax or study without leaving the facility. The Haslam practice field is just outside the windows of the lounge. The 145,000-square foot building includes an amphitheater-style team room, coaches offices, position meeting rooms, a dining hall, a 7,000-square foot locker room, a 22,000-square foot, multi-level weight room as well as a new training room and hydrotherapy area. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley, center, stands in his office in the state-of-the-art Football Training Center. Dooley says it will be one of the most modern and functional buildings of its kind in the SEC when completed in Summer 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley stands in his office in the state-of-the-art Football Training Center which will be one of the most modern and functional buildings of its kind in the SEC when completed. Dooley gave a tour of the facility to the News Sentinel Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Dooley said the project is scheduled for completion in Summer 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley gave the News Sentinel a tour of the new state-of-the-art multi-level football training center Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Dooley said the project which cost over $45 million is scheduled for completion in Summer 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley gives the News Sentinel a tour of the new weight room facility Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. This is the shower area of the locker rooms which includes, roomy, custom-built and ventilated lockers with electrical outlets for charging portable devices like cellphones, iPods and laptops. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley explains the entrance recruits will use when they visit the facility. Dooley was giving a tour of the new football weight room facility to the News Sentinel Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Dooley said the Football Training Center will join with the Brenda Lawson Athletic Center and Neyland-Thompson Sports Center and also include an updated football hall of fame area. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • The K-25 Building in Oak Ridge, was used to enrich uranium for national defense and commercial nuclear power purposes until it closed in 1964. It was the first building to enrich uranium through gaseous diffusion. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A dump truck uses haul road while returning after dumping waste from the K-25 demolition site Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dollywood gave members of the media a glimpse Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 of its new $20 million Wild Eagle wing roller coaster that will debut in March. The coaster will reach speeds of 61 mph including four inversions and a 135-foot drop. From dispatch to first brake the ride will last 2 minutes and 22 seconds. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dollywood's new $20 million Wild Eagle will reach speeds of 61 mph for a 2 minute, 22 second ride. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton stands on stage with Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed as they announced Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 a new water and snow park to be built near the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton stands on stage just before she and Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed announced Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 a new water and snow park to be built near the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton does a walk through preparing for a big announcement with Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton stands on stage with Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed as they announced Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 a new water and snow park to be built near the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton stands on stage with Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed as they announced Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 a new water and snow park to be built near the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton stands on stage with Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed as they announced Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 a new water and snow park to be built near the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton and Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed talk to the News Sentinel about their plans to build a $50 million water and snow park near the Opryland Hotel on Thursday. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton stands on stage with Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed on Thursday as they announce a partnership to build a $50 million water and snow park as part of a 114-acre family entertainment zone adjacent to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Gov. Bill Haslam joined Dolly Parton, Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed, second from left, and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean to announce Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 a new water and snow themed park near the Opryland Hotel. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tony Smith, left, and Randy Cash from Eastwood Landscaping install sod in the front yard during production of ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Tuesday in West Knoxville. Daniel and Mandy Watson are scheduled to see their new home for the first time Wednesday. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Dolly Parton has a new film coming out in January, her first in almost 20 years.
  • Tennessee wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers (21) celebrates his touchdown with his teammates during first half against the Cincinnati Bearcats in Neyland Stadium. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Danny Ray Brewer, left, former law enforcement officer charged in the shooting death of his wife, listens to his court appointed attorney, vision impaired Blount County Public Defender Mack Garner, in Blount County. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Another new day in Knoxville. Time for some new photographs to be made. Thank you for allowing me to come into and document your lives East Tennessee, Michael Patrick, Senior Photojournalist, Knoxville News Sentinel.
  • Tennessee Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors members Sgt. Joshua Butler, left, and Spc. Douglas Burchfield, center, fold the flag during a funeral service at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery. At right Volunteer State Veteran's Honor Guard's chaplain Grover Wilson stands ready to talk to the family of Walter Crabtree. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • John Gammon guides a second grade class from Kings Academy as they tour the Marble Springs State Historic Site and home of Governor John Sevier Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Convicted school shooter Kenny Bartley Jr. gets a hug from his attorney Gregory P. Isaacs after Special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood overturned his guilty plea in Campbell County. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Chris Justice, center in handcuffs, listens to officers as his sister, Fallon Seals, puts on and ties his shoes on the front porch of his grandmother's home where he was arrested Wednesday, Jul. 20, 2011 for sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug following indictments from the Claiborne County grand jury. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Little John Daly and his father, John, practiced putting on the green before John played on the opening day of the News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot Nationwide Tour at Fox Den Country Club. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Four new graves at the edge of New Friendship Baptist Church cemetery for the Black family. Parents Christopher and Pamela Hargis Black and their children Cody, 21, and Chelsea, 16, were killed when a tornado hit their residence just outside Ringold, Ga. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)