by dmorton
PRESTONSBURG – Approximately 300 students representing UNITE Clubs at 20 schools in the Big Sandy region completed the second phase of a new UNITE Youth Leadership Program Monday. This was one of three regional programs to train middle and high school youth to be...
by dmorton
Laurel County UNITE Coalition held its second 5K Run Against Drugs on Saturday, May 1. Below are the results: Place Time Name Age 1 17:17 Laban Towery 19 2 17:41 Mark Ramsey 43 3 19:13 Sam Casada 16 4 19:14 Kevin Black 38 5 20:18 Scott Robinson 30 6 20:47 Al Fryman 52...
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SOMERSET – “We’re just this close away from making a big change,” predicted Kathy Hall, holding her thumb and index finger about one inch apart as she spoke. “I feel we’ve got a good start (on collaboration), but we’ve got to expand it.” Hall, chair of the Pulaski...
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SOMERSET (4-9-10) – A free symposium designed to facilitate a unified approach to Pulaski County’s drug problems will be held at The Center For Rural Development on Thursday, April 29. “Pulaski County was selected for this symposium because it has so much to offer –...
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PIKEVILLE – Hundreds of prescription pills, cash and a rifle were confiscated following the execution of a search warrant in the Shelbiana community on March 26. Operation UNITE charged 47-year-old Patricia Hopkins with one count each of first-degree trafficking in a...