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George "Detroit" Thomas, center, talks with his attorneys, Steve Johnson, left, and Thomas W. Dillard, right, in court on Monday.

Wazoo Sports covers high school games and puts them on the Web. Here, account manager Terry Bowen talks with Central High School football coach Joel Helton at the PrepXtra media day at Three Ridges Golf Course in East Knox County.

Karns High School football players Derek Weaver and Josh Stidham and their coach, Robert Reeves, from left, are interviewed by Wazoo Sports account manager Terry Bowen as Rick Allen operates the camera at the PrepXtra media day at Three Ridges Golf Course in Knox County.

Sophomore Rachel Phillips works in a microbiology lab Wednesday at Pellissippi State Technical Community College. Pellissippi State, Roane State, Walter State and other Tennessee community colleges are seeking ways to make up for budget shortfalls this year.

Tomatoes ripen on the vine at Tennessee Homegrown Tomatoes in Grainger County in 2002.

Jeffrey Nash, co-developer of the North Central Village condo project sits on the kitchen counter in one of second floor units.

A building on the east side of the 1200 block of Central that is being refurbished.

A 1941 Indian Scout motorcycle sits in the middle of the Time Warp Tea Room at 1209 Central street in the Happy Hollow area of North Knoxville.

The White Orchard Bridal shop in the recently refurbished building on the Corner of Central and Anderson Street in the area know as Happy Hollow.

The view looking north from the second-story law office of Robin Gunn at 717 N. Central Ave. at the intersection of Central and Broadway. Planners have dubbed this redevelopment area as Downtown North. Walkability is a key component for designers of the area's redevelopment, which may include pedestrian-friendly streetscapes and form-based zoning codes.

Kenny Allen cleans up a children's wagon in front of Friends Collectibles on the corner of North Central and Anderson Street in the area know as Happy Hollow.

Charles Holloway stands on the corner of Central Street and North Broadway waiting for the bus Monday afternoon.

Jeffrey Nash, left, co-developer of the North Central Village Condo project talks with his landscaping contractor Perry Hawley, right, about the landscaping details in front of the building.

Landscaper Perry Hawley, left, talks with his client Jeffrey Nash, right, co-developer of the North Central Village Condo project. Hawley is discussing the final landscaping details with his client.

Perry Hawley, right, and his landscaping crew work on the landscaping in front of the North Central Village Condos Monday afternoon. From left to right: Pedro landero, Tori Borgenstein, Bekki Vaden and Perry Hawley.

Knoxville Police department crime scene technician Joe Cox uses tape to lift prints from a stolen vehicle he has just dusted in the city’s impound lot.

An adult osprey with a young bird perches on a nest on the superstructure of the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge across Fort Loudoun Lake in Downtown Knoxville. One of the largest birds of prey in North America, the osprey eats fish almost exclusively. It is one of the most widespread species of bird in the world, found on all continents except Antarctica. Ospreys are known to build nests on manmade structures such as telephone poles, channel markers and nest platforms designed especially for that purpose.

Grainger County farmer Zalen Williams drops off his tomatoes at Valley Produce for distribution to restaurants and produce markets. There has been an increase in demand for locally grown tomatoes because of a salmonella outbreak.

Flowers decorate the counter in the Criminal Court Clerk’s office. The flowers are a tribute to longtime clerk of the Criminal and 4th Circuit Court Martha Phillips, who died Monday.

Defendant George Thomas, right, appears at a hearing Wednesday before Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner at which defense attorneys and prosecutors argued a variety of motions.

Donna Morgan checks the time on her cell phone after getting off the Knoxville Area Transit Farragut Express bus on Tuesday at 16th Street. Because of high fuel costs, KAT is considering cutting the Farragut route and others.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten, left, is helped with his gown by University of Tennessee officials Fernandez West, center, and Dan Carlson before an informal graduation reception on Tuesday= at the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center. Witten, who last played for the Vols in 2002, re-entered the school through the Renewing Academic Commitment program in 2005 and will complete his bachelor's degree in sports management later this month.

News Sentinel attorney Richard Hollow, left, talks with Knox County Law Director John Owings, assistant Mary Anne Stackhouse and Dick Moran, far right, Knox County senior director of information technology, before Monday's hearing.

Chancellor Daryl Fansler holds the legal reference book he used in crafting his injunction against the Knox County Commission. Fansler said state law regarding open meetings is clear and scolded county officials for seeking clarifications instead of following the law.

Kristin Bartley, left, and her husband, Brian, warm up on treadmills before starting their twice-weekly workout at National Fitness Center in Morristown.

Trainer Heather Lowe coaches Brian Bartley as he works out at National Fitness Center in Morristown, Tenn. Bartley has lost 46 pounds since being chosen for the Get Active team.

Knoxville Attorney Russ Greene, left, prosecutor Takisha Fitzgerald, attorney Kelly Johnson and KPD Investigator Charles Lee watch video footage from officer Rick Norman's in-crusier camera captured at the scene of Rickman's May 20 shooting.

Cleven "Cleveland" J. Johnson, right, and co-defendant James William Murry listen to witness testimony in Felony Sessions Court on Friday. Attempted murder and other charges against Johnson, accused of shooting a Knoxville police officer last month, were sent to a Knox County grand jury.

Cleven "Cleveland" J. Johnson listens to witness testimony in Felony Sessions Court on Friday. Attempted murder and other charges against Johnson, accused of shooting a Knoxville police officer last month, were sent to a Knox County grand jury.

Knox County Commissioner Dr. Richard Briggs, left, and Finance Committee Charirman Paul Pinkston discuss a Pinkston proposal to repeal the $36 wheel tax as Commissioners William Daniels, standing right, R. Larry Smith, center, and Robert Rountree listen.

Ed Tooley, president of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 160, looks over some of the worn, tattered and otherwise unserviceable flags that will be retired today at a ceremony in observance of Flag Day. Prior to the ceremony, the fields of stars are removed, meaning the pieces of fabric are no longer flags when they are burned.

Ribsy and Jamie Dinkins, 22, wind their way through a wooded trail at Haw Ridge Park.

Jamie Dinkins and her dog, Ribsy, pause during a training ride at Haw Ridge Park in Oak Ridge. The 22- year-old mountain biker from Powell received the only automatic nomination to represent the United States at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy, June 17-22.

Dinkins navigates her bike over a rocky trail at Haw Ridge Park. The University of Tennessee- Chattanooga student is a former scholarship distance runner who had to change sports after back-to-back stress fractures.

Jamie Dinkins gets her bicycle ready for a training ride at Haw Ridge Park in Oak Ridge. She leaves today for Italy to compete in the Mountain Bike World Championships.

Twenty-two-year-old Jamie Dinkins rides a rocky trail at Haw Ridge.

Claudia Fribourg adds her plastic bottles to the plastic recycling bin at the Krogers in Bearden. The list of plastic recyclables has expanded to include all plastics numbered 1-7. Previously, Knoxville and Knox County were only able to accept No. 1 and 2 plastics.

Fire Department Capt. Jeff Kerley hoses down hot spots at an office complex early Friday morning in North Knoxville. The blaze at the Wallwood Professional Building, 5516 Wallwood Drive, destroyed the offices of four businesses.

Villegas Miguel and Garcia Roymondo, from left, work to strip Dogwood Elementary School of exterior bricks on Friday in South Knoxville. The Knox County school system is spending $1.3 million to correct flaws in the building, including a lack of moisture protection.

The Goody's Family Clothing store in Crown Point Plaza shopping center at Callahan Drive and Clinton Highway is pictured Friday. The Knoxville-based apparel retailer is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by as early as next week and will close nearly a quarter of its stores, according to news sources.

Above-average temperatures for early June may push TVA to seek sources of power outside its grid of hydro, coal and nuclear plants. The utility predicts an electricity demand of about 30,000 megawatts early next week — still below last August’s record power demand of 34,000 megawatts.

Mimsy Fleming tosses her putter in the air after missing a shot Thursday.

Jillian Brodd, 18, watches a shot that helped her defeat over seven-time Knox Area Women's Golf Association champion Mimsy Fleming on Thursday at Green Meadow Country Club.

The land where the proposed Fountains at Parkside was to be built is on the market after the developers decided to not go forward with the project.

A KAT driver navigates through Locust Street between Union Avenue and Summit Hill. Locust Street went from a one-way road to a two-way road on Tuesday.

Mimsy Fleming watches her T shot in the Monday morning fog. The first round of the KAWGA golf tournament was held Monday at the Green Meadow Country Club in Maryville.

Christoper Crider is taken into custody by Alcoa Police officer Sayeed Rashid.

Sharon Billingsley approaches the ninth green at Green Meadow Country Club on Monday during her 3-2 win over Adria Herrman in the KAWGA's opening round

The lower First Creek facility on North Sixth Avenue is part of the Knoxville Utility Board's 10-year, $530 million upgrade.

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