A high school student in Tennessee said the “literacy issue” in her state is what compelled her to donate 700 books to her community’s elementary school.
Hannah Crawley is a senior at Jefferson County and is spending her senior capstone project cultivating a love of reading among young Dandridge students.
One injured after speeding truck crashes into parked car inside of Dandridge school zone
The Dandridge Police Department said a 45-year-old man hit a parked, school-owned vehicle diverting traffic during morning bus duty. He was going 40 miles per hour. Author: Katie Inman Updated: 10:45 PM EST January 19, 2021
A Jefferson County man was injured after rear-ending a parked car in a Dandridge school zone Tuesday morning.
Police say 45-year-old Charles Clayton Justice was going 15 miles above the posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour, just before 8 a.m. It happened on Highway 92 right in front of Dandridge Elementary School.
A Dodge Charger, owned by the Jefferson County School System, was sitting in the fast lane with traffic cones in front of and behind the vehicle. The blue lights were flashing, to direct traffic and lead cars into the slow lane.