Having fun means avoiding drugs
JACKSON – High-5s and chest bumps were exchanged liberally after each completed skill. “You have to try and you have to have fun,” explained Jeff Sheppard, a former University of Kentucky basketball standout who conducted UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp June 14 at Breathitt County High School. “If you do drugs, you’re doing neither.” Sheppard emphasized “walking the...
Read MoreGolf scramble raises nearly $3,000
LONDON – Lana Cornett stepped up to the practice green at Crooked Creek Golf Course Monday morning and sank a 20-foot putt with a precision typically reserved for the club’s professional. Cornett, who doesn’t play golf, reacted with astonishment to the cheers of the 55 golfers gathered for a scramble named in honor of her late husband, Charles L. Cornett, a former Kentucky State Police...
Read MoreTeamwork key to avoiding drugs
FLAT LICK – Staying off drugs means surrounding yourself with a good team, participants at UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp were told Thursday, June 9. “Drugs are a distraction,” said Jeff Sheppard, a former University of Kentucky basketball standout who conducted the camp. “You will eventually be confronted with (the temptation to use drugs). It’s important to stay on a straight...
Read MoreHarlan roundup targets 52 dealers
BENHAM – Indictment warrants have been issued for 52 people following an investigation into the illegal sale of drugs in Harlan County. Most of those wanted by Operation UNITE live in the Tri-Cities area of Benham, Cumberland and Lynch. More than two dozen law enforcement officers representing eight agencies spread out to serve the warrants Monday, June 6. UPDATE – As of 1:30 p.m....
Read MoreVote for UNITE to win new car
Helping children attend UNITE’s youth programs and addicts receive access to treatment and education would be enhanced if Operation UNITE wins a new vehicle from Toyota. To make this happen, however, UNITE needs the public’s support in an on-line contest to be held Sunday, June 26, from 6 a.m. to midnight. “We are asking people to vote, and ask their friends to vote on June 26,” said...
Read More13,471 pills destroyed in Lee
BEATTYVILLE – Lee County citizens brought 13,471 pills for disposal during a “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program held Friday, June 3. Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator provided in cooperation with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and the Kentucky Army National Guard – was sponsored by the PEP (People Encouraging People) UNITE Coalition. Members of the Lee...
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