UNITE Service Corps helping 16 schools »
Sixteen elementary schools in eight Eastern Kentucky counties are receiving additional assistance during the 2009-10 school year through Operation UNITE’s Service Corps. Provided in conjunction with the state AmeriCorps program, UNITE Service Corps members teach the “Too Good for Drugs” curriculum, tutor students in mathematics, and help set up and coordinate an anti-drug UNITE Club [...]
UNITE Makes several drug arrests »
Two charged with methamphetamine production ANNVILLE – Two Jackson County women were arrested Friday, October 23, after materials found to make methamphetamine were discovered at their residence. Operation UNITE detectives charged 32-year-old Tina Young (also known as Tina Adkins) and 24-year-old Misty D. Stepp, both of the Annville Car Wash Apartments on Highway 30, with [...]
UNITE Youth Summit draws nearly 2,300 students to Somerset »
SOMERSET – Nearly 2,300 students and 200 adults from 43 schools in 12 counties participated in Operation UNITE’s “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summit held Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Somerset. The summit featured exciting and motivational programs for youth in grades 4-12, followed by an assembly program where regional UNITE Club of the Year [...]
Wolfe County High named UNITE Club of the Year »
Wolfe County High School has been named the 2009 UNITE High School Club of the Year for the Kentucky River region. The UNITE Excellence Award was presented during the first of three regional Operation UNITE “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summits held Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Hazard. Also honored Tuesday was Carr Creek Elementary School in [...]
Drug sting nets Hazard man »
HAZARD – An undercover drug investigation by Operation UNITE resulted in the arrest of a local resident Monday afternoon. Glen Tyler, age 68, of Broadway in Hazard, was charged with one count each of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. Acting upon several complaints of Tyler’s [...]
Wolfe honored for large Camp UNITE turnout »
Wolfe County received the award for having the most campers (21) from a small county at the third annual Camp UNITE, held July 28-31 on the University of the Cumberlands campus in Williamsburg. A total of 182 youth from 22 counties in Southern and Eastern Kentucky participated in camp — a 4-day, 3-night leadership/adventure program [...]
Camp UNITE flag spirit winners »
The Nanoose Tribe received the “Flag Spirit Award” for the boy’s tribe at the third annual Camp UNITE, held July 28-31 on the University of the Cumberlands campus in Williamsburg. The award was presented to the team that showed the most spirit during camp, waved their flag with dignity and honor, and had the best [...]
Camp UNITE honors 3-year campers »
Three participants from Pike County were presented graduation certificates for having attended all three Camp UNITE programs. Pictured with Camp Activities Director Adam Handy, left, are Chase Hampton of Virgie, Whitney Blankenship of Stopover, and C.J. Hartman of Steele. A total of 182 youth from 22 counties in Southern and Eastern Kentucky participated in camp [...]
20 suspects identified in drug investigation »
SALYERSVILLE – Twenty people face criminal charges as a result of an undercover investigation into illegal drug sales in Magoffin County. A variety of prescription narcotics were purchased during the year-long investigation by Operation UNITE detectives. In addition, several suspects were charged after marijuana plants were found growing at their homes. Law enforcement officers from [...]
3 children removed, 3 arrested after active meth operation found in Keavy community »
LONDON – Two active methamphetamine labs, along with numerous materials used in the manufacturing process, were discovered at a Keavy residence Tuesday afternoon. Three children playing inside the home at the time “were definitely placed at risk” from exposure to the chemicals, said Paul Hays, deputy law enforcement director for Operation UNITE. “This [...]
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