DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — The town of Dandridge's annual Christmas parade has been canceled this year.
In a statement, the mayor of Dandridge cited COVID-19 safety as the reason why he did not support the parade.
Mayor Gantte said the town could not put its fire, police and public works departments at risk of COVID-19 infections as they're already seeing higher call volumes around the holidays.
The mayor added having multiple officers out sick with the virus would make call response times longer.