Six duck hunters are challenging Sweetwater’s firearm-discharge ordinance in a case that could reshape hunting rules across Tennessee.

An outside audit found multiple credit cards tied to a former Blount County fire chief and gaps in paperwork; commissioners have ordered re‑audits and tightened rules.

Alcoa’s school board approved a first reading of 34 policy changes touching sports, K‑5 instruction and public‑comment rules. The package now heads to a required second vote.