Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus chat with a family during last weekend’s Holiday Market and Cookie Crawl in Historic Downtown Clinton. Santa and Mrs. Claus are the alter egos of Rick and Betsy Joiner of Clinton. - G Chambers Williams III

Strolling down Market Street during last Saturday’s Holi- day Market event in Historic Downtown Clinton are, from left: Joel Pierce, P.J. Eaton, Heather Mooney and Keith Mooney, all of Andersonville. - G Chambers Williams III

Madison Knox, 6, serves a cookie to shopper Jill Neace of Karns as Don Raines, Madison’s grandpa, helps. They were taking part in the annual Holiday Market and Cookie Crawl event in Burrville An- tiques in Historic Downtown Clinton last Saturday. - G Chambers Williams III

Nikki Kimrey of Knoxville gives her pup Trooper an easy ride through a store in Historic Downtown Clinton during last Saturday’s Holiday Market event. - G Chambers Williams III

Enjoying the fun of shopping in Historic Downtown Clinton during last Saturday’s Holiday Market and Cookie Crawl event are, from left: Davi Dickerson of Corryton, Lyndsay Carr of Maynardville, and Carr’s children, twins Levi and Charlotte, age 8, and Olivia, 12. - G Chambers Williams III

The Grinch, also known as Josh Hawkins, visits with some visitors on Market Street in Historic Downtown Clinton during last Saturday’s Holiday Market and Cookie Crawl event. - G Chambers Williams III

Audrey, Nikoli and Kellan Bruner stroll through Historic Downtown Clinton in costumes from “The Grinch” during last Saturday’s Holiday Market event. Audrey is dressed as Cindy Lou, Nikoli as The Grinch, and Kellan as a little Who. - G Chambers Williams III