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Pike County authorizes opioid-settlement spending for prevention programs, scholarships and workforce supports
Summary
Fiscal Court approved multiple opioid-settlement allocations: $50,000 to Operation Unite's 'Too Good for Drugs' program (increasing education funding to $250,000 per year through 2032), $7,500 per year for Unite Pike scholarships (10 years), and an $87,000 MOU with JAG for a five‑year workforce intervention.
Pike County Fiscal Court approved a package of disbursements from the national opioid settlement dedicated to prevention, education and workforce interventions.
Judge Jones moved to authorize a second amendment to the county’s MOU with Operation Unite to fund the Too Good for Drugs education program from opioid settlement proceeds and approved issuing a $50,000 check for FY2026. The judge said the change raises the program’s total education funding to $250,000 per year through 2032, subject to the terms approved by the county’s local opioid abatement committee and settlement advisors.
The court also authorized $7,500 per year for 10 years for Unite Pike scholarships aimed at youth affected by the opioid epidemic — children whose parents have been incarcerated or who have experienced parental substance abuse — and approved an MOU with Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) to provide job skills and re-entry support for 17–24-year-olds at risk of recidivism. The JAG authorization included an $87,000 payment for FY2026 and a five-year program authorization funded from opioid settlement monies.
The judge noted the local advisory committee and county advisors reviewed the requests; he referenced Lauren Carr (opioid settlement adviser) and staff review. Each of these matters was moved, seconded and approved by roll call. No dissenting votes or specific conditions were recorded on the record.
