October 30 Daily Winner - Rick Conger

Trick or Treat! These treats have been prepared for spooks and goblins for Halloween. Photo by Rick Conger.

October 29 Daily Winner - Donnie Carson

Calm waters and peaceful reflections on the Memorial Park lake Friday afternoon. Photo by Donnie Carson.

October 28 Daily Winner - Deborah Turner

A fall display on Atkins Street in Paris reveals a blustery day in Henry County. Photo by Deborah Turner.

October 23 Daily Winner - Donnie Carson

The sun sets after a day of storms. An old shed in the foreground has weathered its share of storms. Photo taken by Donnie Carson off Springhill Road.

October 27 Honorable Mention - Shannon McFarlin

Bad moon rising Tuesday morning over Park Street in Paris, as the severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings were gearing up. Shannon McFarlin photo.

October 23 Daily Winner - Shannon McFarlin

Tis the season for scary sights, such as the front yard at this home on Hwy. 140 right outside of Cottage Grove. Shannon McFarlin photo.

October 23 Honorable Mention - Rick Conger

Leaves from dogwoods, witchazels, sassafras, ginko and poplar...on one of our pumpkins on Greenacres Drive. Photo by Rick Conger.

October 21 Daily Winner - Sallieann Atkins

Burley tobacco hanging in a barn. I thought the colors were pretty. Taken Wednesday afternoon on a farm in Puryear by Sallieann Atkins.

October 21 Daily Winner - Shannon McFarlin

Autumn leaves--one of the best parts about fall. These were on Third Street in Paris. Shannon McFarlin photo.

October 20 Daily Winner - Donnie Carson

Rain drops form an interesting pattern on a Marigold in our garden. Photo by Donnie Carson taken around 7:00 am on Wednesday morning.

October 19 Daily Winner - Kristi Canchola

Magnolia trees are pretty in any season. Taken on Brooks Street in Paris by Kristi Canchola.

Snap It! Photo of the Month for September 2010

Sallieann Atkins of Paris, Tennessee, is September's Snap It! winner for her photo Excellence in Color, which took top prize with 21% of the vote.

Congratulations, Sallieann!

This photo was taken Monday, September 20, at Paris Landing State Park. I call it “excellence in color”. Sallieann Atkins.

Second place goes to Richard Graves for his photo Great Egret Fly By with 18.9% of the vote.

Great Egret fly by. Photo by Richard Graves, Henry County, September 26.

Third place goes to Kim Albin's Tufted Titmouse with 17.2% of the vote.

Beautiful Tufted Titmouse by my window. Taken September 29 by Kim Albin, Paris.

SNAP IT!
is designed to bring attention to the beauty of Henry County and to
the talented photographers who enter the competition.

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horizontal snapshots from Paris-Henry County. One photo per day will be picked by staff to grace the front page of our web site. At month's end, readers will vote among the daily pics for Photo of the Month. Twelve finalists will vie in December for the coveted position of photo of the year! Send your photo to

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Full Snap It! submission guidelines.

October 18 Daily Winner - Sallieann Atkins

“The road to bliss.” While walking with my camera looking for spiders, I found the natural beauty of this view had to be photographed. Taken 10-16-10, at around 4:00 p.m. on Sproul Heights by Sallieann Atkins.

October 17 Daily Winner - Richard Graves

This tractor was built in 1947, Wonder what the background looked like then. Taken by Richard Graves.

October 15 Daily Winner - Jean Owens

"A beautiful natural painting of Nature!" Photo taken on Manleyville Road by Jean Owens.

October 15 Honorable Mention - Pam Conger

It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween! Picture of one of many Halloween displays at the home of Rick and Pam Conger. Picture by Pam Conger.

October 15 Honorable Mention - Donnie Carson

Evening fall colors reflecting on a pond off Springhill Road. Photo taken by Donnie Carson.

October 14 Daily Winner - Jack Tarkington

A bird's eye view of the city of Paris taken by City Manager Jack Tarkington, October 13.

October 14 Honorable Mention - Richard Graves

If it looks like a stick, walks like a stick, then it's a Stick Bug. By Richard Graves, Henry County, 10/13/10.

October 13 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

Unexpected hail pound the mums on my patio on October 12, 2010, by Sheila Stigall, Sunnyside Estates.

October 13 Honorable Mention - Richard Graves

"Thank You", Taken by Richard Graves, Henry County, 10/12.

October 12 Daily Winner - Kristi Canchola

Pink Rose, taken on Brooks Street in Paris by Kristi Canchola.

October 11 Daily Winner - Pat Palmer

Yikes - too big and scary for me...Picture taken in my yard in Buchanan around 4pm October 9, by Pat Palmer.

October 9 Daily Winner - Pam Conger

All in all he's just another brick in the wall. Photo by Pam Conger.

October 9 Honorable Mention - Richard Graves

"Nice Catch, Geraldo, now what?" Taken in Henry County by Richard Graves, 10/07.

October 9 Honorable Mention - Richard Graves

"Here is what." The fish is lodged in the neck right behind the head, swallowing has begun, couple drinks of water and done, ready for a nap. Taken by Richard Graves, 10/07.

October 8 Daily Winner - Rick Conger

Pumpkins are sprayed with polyurethane to preserve and keep the deer from eating them at the home of Rick and Pam Conger. Photo by Rick.

October 7 Daily Winner - Richard Graves

"Rush Hour Traffic at Paris Landing." Taken by Richard Graves, October 6.

October 6 Daily Winner - Shannon McFarlin

The gold-lined interior of the Steinway B Grand Piano at the Krider Performing Arts Center in Paris, ready for someone to play it. Shannon McFarlin photo.

October 5 Daily Winner - Richard Albin

Beautiful butterfly resting on a bush, taken 10-4-10 by Richard Albin, Paris.

October 5 Honorable Mention - Mike Wilson

This picture of an obi during a karate seminar in Paris this past weekend was taken by Mike Wilson of Paris. The seminar was hosted by Rick and Pam Conger of Paris Karate with guest instructor Toru Shimoji.

October 4 Daily Winner - Becky Hedges

It's fall in downtown Paris, by Becky Hedges of Paris.

October 2 Daily Winner - Kim Albin

Pair of Yellow Finches eating at our feeders! Photo by Kim Albin, Paris.