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BROCKTON — Sean Merrill was known as a member of the recovery community who used his own experience with drug addiction and faith to help others.  His family said his proudest job was working for Adult & Teen Challenge Massachusetts in Brockton, a Christian-based recovery program that he graduated from and joined to help others.  "I'm taking this opportunity God gave me to be a better big brother and to help other people recover from addiction," Merrill told The Enterprise in 2016.  Merrill lost his more than decade long battle with addiction on June 25 at the age of 42. "He was a gre...

As fans return to ballparks and arenas all across the country. cheering on their favorite players and team sharing that sense of community and pride. it's a uniting feature, as i said to you guys in the other room. and when we go through a crisis very often, sports brings us together to heal. to help us feel like things are going to be okay. >> president said it well. it does feel that sports are helping us on our way. still a long way to go, boris and christie, but certainly moving in the right direction. >> great way to spend the fourth of july at a baseball game. coy wire, thanks so much. >...

Counterfeit prescription pills are killing Americans by the thousands. And Oklahoma has new tougher laws to deal with the often deadly fake pills.

By ALLISON BROPHY CHAMPION CULPEPER STAR–EXPONENT Substance abuse, suicide and depression touch most people in one way or the other in this modern world and all three have grown exponentially in an isolating year of pandemic. Highlighting local outreach and solidarity around the pain of these mental health issues, the fifth annual Walk for Hope was held April 17 in Culpeper’s Yowell Meadow Park following a yearlong reprieve due to COVID. About 150 people signed up for the Long family of Rapidan’s “Living the Dream Foundation” event. Many wore Living the Dr...

In a low-key COVID-style remembrance of the lives lost due to drug overdose, black balloons were hung in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse on Saturday. Black Balloon Day has become a national and international event, bringing awareness to overdose deaths. Diane and Lauren Hurley began Black Balloon Day in remembrance of Greg Tremblay. Tremblay, a father of four, is the son-in-law of Diane and brother-in-law of Lauren and died of an overdose when he was 38 years old on March 6, 2015. In addition to black balloons, “Can You See Me?” banners were hung displaying the faces of those...