I WILL HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT: Smith & Wesson Returns to Training With the Opening of the Smith & Wesson Academy in East Tennessee. “One thing made obvious during the ceremonies was that Maryville, Tennessee definitely isn’t Springfield, Massachusetts. Having taken part in numerous media and training events in Smith’s former Shooting Sports Center in Springfield until its closure in 2017, the depth and breadth of the new facilities is testimony to the expansiveness of the Tennessee campus.”