A partnership between the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources and Operation UNITE to promote the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) was announced at Campton Elementary on April 14. The event featured Kentucky Afield host Tim Farmer.
To view a clip of the NASP overview and comments from Congressman Hal Rogers click here. To read story click here. To view photos click here.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Mission Statement
Operation UNITE works to rid communities of illegal drug use through undercover narcotics investigations, coordinates treatment for substance abusers, provides support to families and friends of substance abusers, and educates the public about the dangers of using drugs. UNITE’s goal is to educate and activate individuals, by developing and empowering community coalitions, to no longer accept or tolerate the drug culture.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Drug Tip Line
1-866-424-4382
Treatment Referral Line
1-866-90-UNITE
(1-866-908-6483)
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Latest UNITE News:
Tackling Drugs Football Camps - UNITE has teamed up with former University of Kentucky standouts Tim Couch and Craig Yeast to offer two regional football skills camps for students in grades 7-12. Camps will be held June 12-13 in Rockcastle County and June 26-27 in Pike County.
Download registration form click here.
For camp details click here.
To read press release click here.
(Updated 6-8-09)
2008-09 UNITE Club Awards - Registered UNITE Clubs during the 2008-09 school year are invited to submit their nomination for "Club of the Year" honors by Friday, June 26.
For entry form click here.
Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival - June 5-7 at the Jackson Farm, sponsored by Whayne Supply Company and hosted by Southern Sun. Proceeds to benefit Operation UNITE's youth initiative. A Martin D-28 guitar valued at $3,000 will be raffled. Shows begin at noon each day. Lineup includes the Lonesome River Band, Dailey & Vincent, Dale Ann Bradley, Grasstowne and more. For information call 1-866-678-6483.
For festival details click here.
For an 11x17 event flyer click here.
To visit the festival website click here.
(Updated 5-15-09)
2009 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs - Dates and counties for the 2009 camps have been announced - June 2, Wolfe County; June 22, Morgan County; June 23, Floyd County; June 25, Clay County (location changed); June 30, Bell County.
For details click here.
Download flyer click here.
Download sponsor packet click here.
(Updated 6-8-09).
Archery Instructor Training - Three Regional Beginning Archery Instructor training courses will be offered by the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources: July 14 (Hazard), July 15 (Prestonsburg) and July 20 (Somerset). You must register in advance.
For details click here. (Updated 5-15-09)
Camp UNITE 2009 - Camp UNITE will return to the University of the Cumberlands on July 28-31, 2009. This free adventure/leadership program is open to students who will be entering 7th-9th grades during the 2009-10 school term. (Updated 2-11-09)
For Camper application click here.
For Counselor application click here.
Youth Summits - Regional UNITE Youth Summits for students in grades 4-12 who are involved with anti-drug clubs in the schools will be held Wednesday, September 16, in Somerset and Thursday, September 17, in Prestonsburg.
For details click here. (Posted 5-13-09)
PRIDE Cleanup Methamphetamine Awareness - Everyone participating in PRIDE's Spring Clean-up events needs to be aware of what active and waste products associated with methamphetamine labs look like. To download a PowerPoint presentation with photos of actual "meth labs" found in southern and eastern Kentucky click here.
To see other photos click here. (Updated 4-1-09)
Operation UNITE was recently honored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for its contributions to furthering the agency's mission and goals through the Hooked On Fishing-Not On Drugs program. To read story click here. (Posted 9-3-08)
$324,908.90 in state and federal asset funds forfeited from illegal drug activity was distributed to 25 past or present participating agencies with UNITE on August 18, 2008. To read story click here. (Posted 8-20-08)
Outstanding efforts by eight law enforcement agencies were honored by Operation UNITE during a ceremony on August 18, 2008. To read story click here. (Posted 8-20-08)
New on UNITE's Website:
Story - Husband and wife charged with selling drugs in Knott County. Click here. (Posted 6-30-09).
Photos - Pulaski County Block Party June 13. Click here. (Posted 6-29-09)
Story - Twenty-two individuals suspected of illegally selling drugs in Menifee County were targeted by Operation UNITE in a drug roundup Wednesday morning. Click here. (Posted 6-10-09)
Story - By saving their pennies and waste aluminum cans students at Monticello Elementary School were able to collect $350 for drug recovery efforts in the region. Click here. (Posted 6-10-09)
Photos - Pulaski County HOFNOD event held May 23. Click here. (Posted 6-9-09)
2007-08 UNITE Club Awards - Winners of the 2008 UNITE Club of the Year awards were Mt. Vernon Elementary, Whitesburg Middle and Pulaski High School. The awards were presented to each school in May 2009.
View photos click here.
Read stories click here.
(Updated 6-3-09)
National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009 - Download a 75-page pdf of the National Drug Intelligence Center's report on the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs released May 20, 2009. Click here. (Posted 5-21-09)
Story - A Morgan County Grand Jury has indicted seven people on drug-related charges resulting from undercover investigations by Operation UNITE. Click here. (Posted 5-20-09)
Story - Dave Sallengs, who heads Kentucky’s prescription monitoring and enforcement efforts, was honored by Operation UNITE’s board of directors on Tuesday, May 19. Click here. (Posted 5-20-09)
Story - Operation UNITE has received funding to add five new AmeriCorps members to schools in Eastern Kentucky during the 2009-10 school year. Click here. (Posted 5-18-09)
Story - Fourteen suspected dealers were targeted in a drug roundup in Knott County May 12. Click here. (Posted 5-12-09)
Photos - Pulaski County's Safe Kids Fun Day May 9. Click here. (Posted 5-11-09)
Photos - A.B. Combs Elementary School's archery team competed in the state championships. Click here. (Posted 5-6-09)
Story - A Magoffin County man is wanted by police on numerous charges after he walked into a local pharmacy on Monday and stole cash and pills. Click here. (Posted 4-22-09)
Story - Praising the Jackson County community’s vision and support, Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers cut the ribbon to officially open The Lord’s Gym in McKee during a gala celebration on April 17. Click here. (Posted 4-20-09) View photos click here. (Posted 4-24-09)
Story - Law enforcement officers investigating the possible manufacturing of methamphetamine in Laurel County found three young children sleeping next to a room where an active lab was located. Click here. (Posted 4-20-09)
Story - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky will again be the primary sponsor for Camp UNITE and Whayne Supply Company has agreed to be a sponsor for this summer’s Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival on the condition proceeds from ticket sales and a guitar raffle are designated for Operation UNITE’s youth initiatives, Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers announced Thursday. Click here. (Posted 4-17-09) View photos click here. (Posted 4-24-09)
Story - The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources will partner with Operation UNITE and school systems across southern and eastern Kentucky to expand the successful and rapidly spreading National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers said Tuesday. Click here. (Posted 4-15-09) View photos click here. (Posted 4-24-09)
To view a 5:28 segment from the show "Kentucky Afield"click here. (Posted 5-4-09)
Story - Citing their dedication to the citizens of Breathitt County, Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers on Tuesday honored four individuals and two police agencies for their outstanding efforts in support of Operation UNITE and Drug Court. Click here. (Posted 4-15-09) View photos click here. (Posted 4-24-09)
Story - Operation UNITE arrested its 3,000th drug trafficker in Breathitt County on April 8, five years and two days after the anti-drug organization began sweeping dealers from the streets of Eastern Kentucky. Click here. (Posted 4-8-09)
Story - A Lee County man suspected of selling large amounts of drugs was arrested April 1 after a search of his home. Click here. (Posted 4-2-09)
Story - A partnership to expand positive, drug-free opportunities for youth throughout southern and eastern Kentucky will be unveiled Tuesday, April 14, at Campton Elementary School. Click here. (Posted 4-2-09)
Story - Following months of planning and a groundswell of community support, The Lord’s Gym of Jackson County will officially open its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 17. Click here. (Posted 4-2-09)
Story - Corporate sponsorships for this summer’s third annual Camp UNITE and the Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival will be announced April 3 during a ceremony at the University of the Cumberlands. Click here. (Posted 4-2-09)
Hot Drugs of Abuse - Pictures from a regional training for parents and educators held in Corbin on March 17. Click here. (Posted 3-23-09)
Story - HAZARD (03-20-09) – A mother and her three sons were arrested Thursday, March 19, at their Bonnyman homes following an undercover investigation by Operation UNITE. Click here. (Posted 3-20-09)
Story - LOUISA (3-18-09) – For the fourth time in as many trials on an Operation UNITE case, a Lawrence County jury has recommended the maximum sentence after convicting suspects for drug trafficking. Click here. (Posted 3-18-09)
Story - Just a few hours after law enforcement officials finished disposing of an active methamphetamine lab in western Laurel County Wednesday morning, two more potentially dangerous situations - one in Laurel and the other in Rockcastle counties - were averted. Click here. (Posted 3-18-09)
Story - A citizen’s tip led to the discovery of an active methamphetamine lab in western Laurel County late Tuesday night (March 17). Two Clay County men were arrested, but three others fled police. Click here. (Posted 3-18-09)
Story - Three-county roundup targets individuals buying pseudoephedrine to manufacture methamphetamine. Click here. (Posted 3-4-09)
Story - Breathitt store owner charged with selling drugs. Click here. (Posted 2-26-09)
Photos - UNITE held a community meeting in Wolfe County February 10. Click here. (Posted 2-10-09)
Story - Two arrested after large quantity of drugs found in Floyd County home. Click here. (Posted 1-21-09)
Photos - Rockcastle County community meeting at Renfro Valley August 18, 2008. Click here. (Posted 1-15-09)
Photos - McCreary County Lord's Gym ceremony March 18, 2008. Click here. (Posted 1-15-09)
Story - Magoffin County man takes plea over trial in drug trafficking case. Click here. (Posted 1-12-09)
Story - Perry County traffic stop results in 2 arrests for trafficking Methadone. Click here. (Posted 1-8-09)
Declare Hope - Pictures from the Family Strengthening summits held October 17-18, 2008. Click here.
Camp UNITE - Pictures from the 2008 Camp UNITE program for middle school youth at the University of the Cumberlands. Click here. Pictures from Camp UNITE 2007, held at Breaks Interstate Park. Click here. (Last updated 12-10-08)
2008 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs - Pictures from the 2008 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps with Jeff Sheppard. Click here. (Posted 12-8-08)
Coalition Resources:
Action Plan Forms are available for download from one location. Click here. To learn about the Action Planning process click here. (Posted 3-6-08)
GoodSearch -- Every time you search the Internet using GoodSearch.com a penny will be donated to the UNITE Foundation. Just enter the words "Operation UNITE" in the "Who do you Goodsearch for?" box. Ths site is powered by YAHOO! Search. (Posted 12-21-07)
UNITE Club Activity Guide - A list of tips for club activities is available to download. Click here. (Posted 9-6-07)
UNITE Cares ministry program description is available to download. Click here. To read about the program click here. (Posted 5-1-07)
Request a UNITE representative to be a speaker or do a training presentation for your organization. Click here to download a pdf Speaker Request form. (Posted 3-3-08)
UNITE On The Air:
Executive Director Karen Engle on Bill Goodman's "One To One" program on Kentucky Educational Television. To view show click here. (Posted 1-30-07)
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Launched in April 2003 by Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, Operation UNITE serves 29 counties in southern and eastern Kentucky. The district is divided into five coalition service regions. Every county has at least one UNITE coalition.
Click on the county outline for coalition information.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Official Site of Operation UNITE
2292 S. Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501
606-677-6179 ● Toll Free 1-866-OP-UNITE ● Fax 606-677-6166
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
