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 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 MoreTwo charged with cocaine trafficking
CORBIN – Two Ohio residents were arrested Thursday, April 1, following a drug investigation by Operation UNITE. Working in conjunction with the Corbin Police Department, detectives executed a search warrant at a home on Carter Street in Woodbine about 4:30 p.m. Officers recovered approximately 1 ounce of suspected cocaine, 10 Hydrocodone pills and 15 Oxycodone pills. “Chief David Campbell...
Read MoreUNITE Clubs of the Year announced
Nine schools were honored with Excellence Awards for being named UNITE Clubs of the Year during the regional Operation UNITE “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summits held September 15-18, 2009. Honored as UNITE Clubs of the Year from the Kentucky River region were: Carr Creek Elementary (Knott County), Whitesburg Middle School (Letcher County) and Wolfe County High. Honored as...
Read MoreYouth Summits draw 6,500 students
More than 6,500 students from 136 schools in 29 counties attended one of three Operation UNITE’s “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summit held September 15-17, 2009, in Hazard, Somerset and Prestonsburg. The summits featured exciting and motivational programs for youth in grades 4-12, followed by an assembly program where regional UNITE Club of the Year winners were announced. UNITE...
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