DEA pill take-back day

LONDON – Operation UNITE has partnered with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to promote participation in its second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30. At least four locations in the UNITE region have joined more than 4,700...

6,585 pills destroyed in Rowan

MOREHEAD – A campaign by the Rowan County UNITE Coalition to encourage the safe disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medications was a hit. Ten citizens and two police agencies brought 6,585 unwanted, unused or out-of-date pills for destruction by the “Pill...

Rowan drug sweep nets 8 more arrests

MOREHEAD – Eight more suspected drug dealers were arrested in the third week of Sheriff Jack Carter’s “Operation Rowan Roundup.” Carter said he is “very, very pleased” with the feedback his office is receiving from private citizens...

9 more arrested in Rowan Roundup week 2

MOREHEAD – Rowan County sheriff’s deputies arrested nine more suspected drug dealers in the second week of Sheriff Jack Carter’s “Operation Rowan Roundup.” “Most of these arrests are related to the sale of Oxycodone in the form of...

11 arrested in Rowan roundup

MOREHEAD – Rowan County sheriff’s deputies have arrested 11 suspected drug dealers in the opening phase of what Sheriff Jack Carter is calling “Operation Rowan Roundup.” “These are the first of many individuals we expect to round up over...