Police oppose hemp legislation

Industrial hemp production in Kentucky is not economically sound, would impose an unnecessary financial burden on the state, and could facilitate future efforts to legalize its cousin – marijuana, according to law enforcement officials across the commonwealth. “All of...
Meth education program unveiled

Meth education program unveiled

LONDON – Dangers posed by methamphetamine are not limited to those who make or use the highly addictive drug, and that should concern everyone, a panel of professionals agreed during a forum unveiling a new statewide educational campaign September 13. “We’re all...

Bath sets Pill Dragon record

OWINGSVILLE – Bath County citizens brought 56,826 pills for destruction during a free “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program March 23, obliterating the previous record set last fall. Numerous folks came to the Bath County Courthouse to turn in their unused,...

2 arrested in cocaine investigation

PIKEVILLE – Two men were in jail Thursday, Sept. 30, after an Operation UNITE investigation uncovered a cocaine trafficking operation in Pike County. Both men, neither of whom could produce documentation that they were in the United States legally, were taken into...
13 schools attend Hazard youth training

13 schools attend Hazard youth training

Youth from 13 schools across southern Kentucky were introduced to concepts and strategies to make it easier to be drug free during the first part of Operation UNITE’s new Youth Leadership Program on Tuesday, September 28. Approximately 288 students from six counties...