Rutherford Opioid Board Vice Chairman Pettus Read and Rutherford County Grant Writer Alissa Phillips tell how the program works, and how their coffer has $1.2-million in it.

They are offering a BILLBOARD LAYOUT contest that has a theme of reducing the use of opioids and drugs. The contest offers a $500 scholarship and is available to Rutherford County residents who are rising high school juniors and older. Submit your entries in any format between April 15 and May 31, 2024. For more information, visit their website: realdrugstories.org