Madison County Citizen’s Police Academy Still Accepting Applications
The Citizens Police Academy is returning to Madison County after a seven year absence thanks to help from all the local police agencies in the county as well as the Kentucky State Police. We spoke to Richmond Police Department’s Sgt. Josh Hale to get more information about the program. Deadline for applications will be the […]
Health Department Outlines Benefits of Needle Exchange Program
In just a few weeks, the Syringe Exchange Program will be fully operational in Madison County. We talked to Jim Thacker of the Health Department who explained the legal implications of such a program to Marisa Hempel. He explains that such a program is not possible without cooperation with police and local treatment centers. The […]
Syringe Exchange Program In Final Stages
The Syringe Exchange Advisory Committee met to discuss the final push before the program comes to operate in Madison County. As it stands, a temporary van will be used in both Berea and Richmond two days a week to hand out syringes to intravenous drug users. Nancy Crewe of the health department tells us the […]
