New “Accidental Dealer” campaign

New “Accidental Dealer” campaign

A new UNITE initiative to raise awareness about the need to properly secure over-the-counter and prescription medications will be launched by all 30 UNITE Coalitions in January. “The majority of youth who experiment with prescription drugs for the first time obtain...

2 charged with selling pills from Florida

CUMBERLAND – Less than five hours after citizen tips alerted police of out-of-state men selling drugs in the Tri-Cities area two people were behind bars. “With the help of the Cumberland Police Department we were able to set up an undercover buy from these men,” said...

Guilty pleas entered in meth cases

SOMERSET – A Science Hill man with a history of methamphetamine-related offenses pleaded guilty to multiple charges in Pulaski Circuit Court Wednesday (December 22). Scott Keeney, 36, entered the guilty please to two counts of manufacture of methamphetamine, three...

Prison drug smuggling arrest made

SOMERSET – A Pulaski County man is behind bars following an investigation into a drug smuggling operation at an Eastern Kentucky Prison. Larry Ellison, age 25, of Poplar Estates, Somerset, was arrested Monday on count of second-degree trafficking in a controlled...

The Banquet of Hope

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am writing to thank you for your support of the Lord’s Gym of Jackson County Community Activity Center. It is through your support of the Lord’s Gym that we are able to be of assistance to the community. During the past couple of...

Medical Advisory Council seeks members

Medical professionals from across southern and eastern Kentucky are being asked to lend their expertise to UNITE’s new Medical Advisory Council. The Council, which will advise UNITE’s Board of Directors, has conducted two organizational sessions in an attempt to bring...