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...

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...

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...
“An Appalachian Dawn” broadcast

“An Appalachian Dawn” broadcast

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...

27,735 pills consumed by Pulaski Pill Dragon

SOMERSET – Nearly three dozen individuals and a variety of agencies from across Somerset and Pulaski County dropped off 27,735 pills and other medications during a “Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day” program held Tuesday, November 9. All of the drugs were...