Richard Cameron, owner and show director of Club XYZ in Knoxville, gets into his character Raz in the dressing room on Friday, Feb. 13, 2016. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Jayauna Turner, 12, dances with the Kuumba Watoto Dance and Drum Company in Market Square Friday, June 23, 2017. The Kuumba Festival is one of the largest African American cultural arts festivals in East Tennessee. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
People watch as structures burn off of highway 321 from a brush fire in Wears Valley on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Storm clouds loom over Knoxville Catholic High School's field during the Knox Christian vs. Karns game on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Knox Christian defeated Karns 12-9. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
From left Tiara-Lady Wilson and Femeika Elliot, founders of Rooted East Knox, pose for a photo at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens, Monday, June 12, 2023. Rooted East Knox is hosting a Juneteenth celebration at the gardens on Sunday, June 18. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Siblings Savanna, Sahara, and Dylan, of Morristown, stand in front of a van at a rally to support the 2nd Amendment on Court Avenue, in Sevierville on Saturday, July 2, 2016. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Steve Colvin of Colvin Family Farm prepares to move asparagus to another bucket at the Oak Ridge Farmers Market Saturday, April 15, 2017. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Gary Sexton, an anthropology teacher at Scott High School who helps oversee the U.S.S. Tennessee and World War II Remembrance Museum at Scott High School, poses for a photo next to a replica of the U.S.S. Tennessee at the museum Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. The museum was built by students in the early 2000's and is full of donated artifacts and memorabilia. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Austin-East cheerleader Kysi Hardin warms up before a high school basketball game between Austin-East and Bearden and Austin-East Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Lissa Mcleod and Jake Weinstein of One World Circus take a much needed break after posing for photos at the Festival on the Fourth in World's Fair Park Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
D.J. Grimsley of Fayetteville kisses his wife Sabrina on the head as she prays for victims of the flood, while looking toward the rising Cape Fear River on Person Street Bridge in Fayetteville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The flood stage for the Cape Fear River is 35 feet, and after Florence the river stands at over 50 feet. It is predicted to peak at 61.8 feet according to the National Weather Service. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Bonnaroovians find shade in Centeroo at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Brad Brown helps salvage items from a friend's house on Hensley Drive in Baxter, Tenn., Wednesday, March 4, 2020. A tornado hit the Cookeville area early morning Tuesday, claiming 19 victims. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Rashawd Williams, 4, of Knoxville, splashes in the wading pool at Inskip Pool on Bruhin Rd. in Knoxville on Saturday, July 9, 2016. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Guidance counselor Julie Tilley checks students' temperatures as they get off a bus at North Middle School on the first day back to school for Loudon County, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Tennessee defensive lineman Danny O'Brien (95) celebrates with teammates after defeating Florida 38-28 at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell, dressed as Santa, greets Camryn Sayne, 4, of Maryville, outside his office after exiting an elevator Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Mitchell has played Santa for over a decade.
Members of the "Victorious Secret" team, all employees of the Clinton, New Jersey Shoprite, prepare for their sprint in the Men in Heels Relay held at the Hunterdon Health Center on Saturday, May 16, 2015. The relay supports domestic violence awareness in the community. (Caitie McMekin | for The Hunterdon County Democrat)
Lorrie Leach stands with Penny, 5, while waiting for the ninth annual Mardi Growl pet parade to begin on Saturday, March 5, 2016. The two are dressed as a chef and spaghetti. The event benefits the Young-Williams Animal Center. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Dolly Parton performs Rocky Top in Neyland Stadium during a football game between Tennessee and Georgia at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.
Grace Carlson leads a prayer for her team during the Clogging Champions of America 19th annual National Showdown of Champions at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)
Cameron Abbey-Mott, 17, of Westfield, New York, prepares the bed in a room of The Atheneaum hotel on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. Abbey-Mott is the youngest member on the 15 person housekeeping staff, and will be a senior at Westfield High School this fall. (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily)
A dusk-like light falls over people as they watch the solar eclipse get closer to totality at Clingman's Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Caitie McMekin | News Sentinel)