By ROBERT WILSON, rlwilson2594@msn.com WALLAND -- A Blount County school bus overturned on a narrow county road between morning routes Friday, destroying the bus but injuring no one.

By REBECCA FERRAR, ferrarr@knews.com MARYVILLE -- Alcoa Tennessee officials have been training managers since April 3 to work hourly positions in case there's a strike during negotiations that begin May 18 with the United Steelworkers of America, Local 309.

By Rebecca Ferrar, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn. Jun. 23--The United Steelworkers of America narrowly ratified a new labor contract with Alcoa Inc. Thursday that averts a nationwide strike at the company's U.S. plants, including a major facility in Blount County.

By ROBERT WILSON, rlwilson2594@msn.com MARYVILLE