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UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp draws youth from three states
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Operation UNITE welcomed 128 future basketball stars to its 19th Annual Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp at Martin County High School on June 11. The young athletes spent three hours in the Cardinals gymnasium with 2012 NCAA Champion Jarrod Polson learning about a drug-free lifestyle and playing…
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Hale among 21 students awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships
Martin County High School student Alexis Hale is one of 21 high school seniors in the Class of 2024 who have been selected to receive “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $31,500 for being champions for anti-drug prevention efforts in their schools and communities. “Recipients of ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships have excelled throughout much of their…
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Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MILO — A crowd turned out for the annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs event Saturday at the Martin County Lake on Milo Road. Operation UNITE, Addiction Recovery Care and community members sponsored the event. Organizer Katrina Sansom said about 58 people came out. “It was mostly families that attended,” Sansom…