North Carolina
Rocky River Elementary Celebrates D.A.R.E. Graduation
Rocky River Elementary School and the Concord Police Department recently celebrated the graduation of 5th grade students from the D.A.R.E. Program. During the ceremony all graduating students received a graduation certificate, and some students received medals for...
D.A.R.E. To Be Great: Marion Fifth Graders Complete 10-week Program
Marion Elementary fifth graders completed 10 weeks of D.A.R.E. taught by School Resource Officer Michael Hensely of the Marion Police Department. Marion Elementary fifth graders graduated with the knowledge to make good choices with lessons they learned from Drug...
January 2019 KARE Donation to Ronald McDonald House
Because of you, families are embraced in a community of love, a home away from home, while their children fight big battles. Thank you for keeping families close. Thank you for your generous donation. Thank you for your love…
‘D.A.R.E.’ Program Revamped to Tackle Opioid Abuse
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Drug education programs in schools used to involve just illegal drugs, but with today’s opioid crisis, that list must now include legally prescribed but highly addictive medications. In 2015, Wake County Public Schools replaced D.A.R.E. with...
Eastfield Students Graduate D.A.R.E.
Four classes of fifth graders at Eastfield Global Magnet School graduated the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program taught by Officer Michael Hensley. The students were on the brink of getting cupcakes and punch, and a group picture was just not in the...
Elementary Students Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program
Captain Danny Bottoms with fifth graders Cash Honeycutt and Tianna Corum who were Pine Hall Elementary D.A.R.E essay winners…
Survey: One-Third of High Schoolers Use Tobacco Products
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. — Nearly one-third of high schoolers in eastern North Carolina use tobacco products, according to a recent release of North Carolina’s 2017 Youth Tobacco Survey. Over half of those smokers use e-cigarettes. All Brunswick County fifth...
As the drug crisis evolves, so does D.A.R.E.
The D.A.R.E. program has been around for a long time, but for local police departments like Canton’s, the name of the game is evolution…
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. Event
Deputy Will Judge, Sgt. Clemmie German, Deputy Freda Godley-Hines, Deputy Les Jackson, Deputy Lee Darnell, and Deputy Marcia Perkins as they sing Happy Birthday to a surprised family…