by dmorton
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...
by dmorton
LONDON – The first Sunday appearance for UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” met with success in Laurel County over the weekend. Laurel County residents turned in 9,763 pills on April 17 as part of the county’s “Accidental Dealer” campaign. “This was an attempt to make it easier...
by dmorton
Hindman – All counties feel the effects of underage drinking, if not in a personal way then in the thousands of dollars that the use of alcohol by minors costs Kentucky every year. During April 2011’s Alcohol Awareness Month, the local Youth In Actions (YIA)...
by dmorton
McKEE – Many Jackson County citizens took advantage of Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” to get rid of their unwanted or outdated medications during a finale program for the Accidental Dealer campaign April 12. Throughout the week pills were collected from residents at...
by dmorton
MONTICELLO – Three people have been arrested after police discovered two active methamphetamine labs within a 24-hour period. The first lab was discovered by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office late Tuesday afternoon in the Missouri Hollow Subdivision off KY 167....
