UNITE/PRIDE helping Pike flood victims
Operation UNITE and PRIDE staff members are accepting donations of items to assist Pike County residents victimized by flash flooding over the weekend. “Everything is needed right now – from baby wipes to furniture,” said Karen Engle, UNITE director. “Several rural communities have been devastated and thousands of families affected. Many people have lost everything they own.” Anyone...
Read More156 attend SHND camp in Jackson Co.
McKEE – Winning is much more than merely being the biggest, the fastest, or having the highest score at the end of a game. What’s important is learning how to play and working together as a team to conquer adversity. “The best way to get from where you are today to where you want to be is to set a goal,” Jeff Sheppard told the 156 school-age youth participating in Operation UNITE’s...
Read More23 youth attending J-Creek camp
Twenty-one youth from three counties have been selected to participate in an exciting, fun-filled week of summer camp with Operation UNITE. The youth, along with five adults are spending June 20-25 at Jonathan Creek Camp on the shores of Kentucky Lake. The camp is operated by Crossings Ministries. Attending from Clay County are Mariah Brown, Oliver Clavano, Whitney Couch, Hanna Fultz, Jason...
Read MoreShoot Hoops coming to Jackson Co.
McKEE – A free basketball camp featuring former University of Kentucky star Jeff Sheppard is coming to Jackson County on Thursday, July 8. This interactive camp program, open to all school-age youth, tips off at 4 p.m. at Jackson County Middle School. Participants are asked to arrive about 30 minutes early to register. Presented by Phoenix Products, the three-hour Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp...
Read More14 wanted for Suboxone sale
MANCHESTER – Fourteen Clay County residents have been identified for arrest following a 10-month undercover investigation by Operation UNITE centering on the illegal sale and distribution of the drug Suboxone. In conjunction with the Manchester Police Department, which also had drug-related warrants to serve, UNITE detectives set out to arrest approximately 20 suspects early Tuesday morning....
Read MoreChad’s Hope speaks at Sand Gap
By Neal Broadus, Title 1 Parent Involvement Coordinator MANCHESTER (11-23-09) — Chad’s Hope is a faith-based substance abuse treatment center located across the Clay County line, just off of Highway 421, going toward Manchester. It was built, in large part, due to a donation of 80 acres of land, and to the collaboration of local government and religious leaders. The donors of the land...
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