Independence Day Parade

  • Miss Tennessee Shining Star Madison Woods, 17, with her mother, Sherry Woods - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • From left, sisters Emma, Ella and Maddie Hutchins, and their friends, sisters Natalie and Brooklyn Leep - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Hay sisters, June, left, and Marybeth - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Festive Akima Club entrant Jayne Hutson Dake - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Terry and Tom Oakes - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Brookton Hayman - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • From left, Hulsey siblings Samuel, Ava B. and William - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • From left, Autumn Lynch with cousins, Sam Garner, 4, his brother, Will Garner, 3, and their grandmother, Cindy Smith - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Lilian Chandler holds Luch Brown, who is pictured with her sisters, Emry and Willa. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Sir Goony’s brought the go-karts - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Flemings: from left, Scott, son Wyatt, 8; wife, Elissa; and daughter Ella, 5 - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Melissa Glover and “Moose” - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Holly Janney, left, and her mother, Kay Schell - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • From left, Isla White, Lila McCroskey and her brother, Liam, and Cordelia Silvestri - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Brynnan Allen holding his daughter, Harper, 3, while wife/mom Kristi Allen holds their other daughter, Haven, 2. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Lee Ann Payne and granddaughter, Parker Beal, wait for the parade to begin. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Mason Kastura, 1, looks up at Knox County Sheriff’s Office Helicopters in flight with his mother, Tara Kastura. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Elena Alles, left, with Oso, 5 months, and her mother, Tanya Alles, with Lola, 16. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Blakelee McCullough, 3. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

  • Farragut’s four public-school principals were Grand Marshals for the Town 33rd Annual Independence Day Parade Saturday morning, July 3. From left: Weston Edmonds, Farragut Middle; Gina Byrd, Farragut Primary; Deborah Adorante, Farragut Intermediate; and Dr. John Bartlett, FHS. - Photos by Tammy Cheek & Michelle Hollenhead

Perhaps especially eager to enjoy an Independence Day parade weekend for the first time since 2019, hundred of families with children were prominent among an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 who lined both sides of Kingston Pike for miles — from West Point Drive to just beyond Boring Road — for 33rd Annual Town of Farragut Independence Day Parade Saturday morning, July 3.

Eighty-six entries, according to the Town of Farragut, featured representation from schools, clubs, youth organizations, businesses, local politicians, Knox County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency agencies, along with the Town itself during the roughly 90-minute parade.

Grand Marshals were the four Farragut public schools principals: Dr. John Bartlett, Farragut High; Weston Edmonds, Farragut Middle; Deborah Adorante, Farragut Intermediate; and Gina Byrd, Farragut Primary.