by dmorton
BEATTYVILLE – As new laws make it increasingly more difficult to obtain painkillers, drug users are beginning to turn toward heroin for their high. While northern Kentucky and major cities, such as Lexington, are struggling to get a handle on problems related to this...
by dmorton
BEATTYVILLE – Operation UNITE made its 4,000th drug-related arrest during a roundup of suspected dealers in Lee County on Friday, February 22. “This is a significant milestone for UNITE’s Law Enforcement Drug Task Force,” said Paul Hays, UNITE law enforcement...
by dmorton
BEATTYVILLE – A two-square-mile section of eastern Lee County was the target of an undercover drug investigation that led to 19 indictments. Operation UNITE detectives, working closely with Lee Sheriff Wendell Childers, identified the high concentration of dealers in...
by dmorton
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...
by dmorton
BEATTYVILLE – This Thanksgiving Day, WLJC-TV in Beattyville will air the documentary “An Appalachian Dawn” in its entirety beginning at 7 p.m. To promote the show, WLJC will also host a live discussion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23. WLJC host Margaret Drake will...
