32,532 pills destroyed in Louisa

LOUISA – Citizens of Lawrence County brought in 32,532 pills for disposal during a “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program held Friday, May 27. Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator provided in cooperation with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and the...

Pill Dragon to visit Louisa

LOUISA – A free “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program will be held by the Lawrence County Champions/UNITE Coalition on Friday, May 27. Citizens are urged to bring all unused, unwanted or out-of-date medicines to the Lawrence Community Center parking lot, 180...

4,139 pills destroyed in Harlan

WHITESBURG – Harlan County residents turned in 4,139 pills for destruction during “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program held May 18. Pills were fed to the UNITE “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator sponsored by UNITE, Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and the Kentucky...

6 ‘Shoot Hoops Not Drugs’ basketball camps offered

Free regional basketball camps will be offered by Operation UNITE again this summer. The Shoot Hoops Not Drugs program with former University of Kentucky basketball star Jeff Sheppard will have six stops: • Tuesday, June 7 – Nancy Elementary School in Pulaski County....

7,500 pills destroyed in Letcher

WHITESBURG – A community celebration to conclude Letcher County’s “Accidental Dealer” awareness campaign drew approximately 100 people on Thursday, May 5. Many of those in attendance took advantage of Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator sponsored by...