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🌱 How Kingston police helped seize 350 grams of fentanyl locally

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Kingston police helped seize 350 grams of fentanyl locally
  • Kingston and Harriman communities remember longtime dealer Jerry Duncan

Also on today's calendar: Music Bingo at the Smokehouse Kingston and 1 more event.

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📰 News we're reading

• Major Drug Bust in Roane County, Over 350 Grams of Fentanyl Seized in Joint Law Enforcement Operation (hoodline.com) — Kingston residents should know local police joined a major Roane County drug operation that seized over 350 grams of fentanyl, firearms, and other drugs after months of investigation. The coordinated raids involved Kingston, Harriman, and Rockwood police, the Roane County Sheriff’s Office, the National Guard Counter Drug Unit, and federal partners, aiming to curb overdoses and keep the community safer during the holidays.
   

• Maynard Jerry Duncan, 85 (bbbtv12.com) — Kingston readers are invited to remember longtime Harriman Ford dealer Jerry Duncan, whose family suggests memorial gifts to First Baptist Church of Kingston or Roane State Community College Foundation. The 85-year-old businessman, known for his decades at Jerry Duncan Ford and national Ford leadership, died peacefully at home Sunday, leaving a large, close-knit family. Service details will be announced later.
   

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