Sheriff Tim Gobble announced today the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is contributing $12,000 from its drug fund to further the treatment and education initiatives of the Bradley County Juvenile Drug Court.

Gobble said he is pleased to have an opportunity to support Judge Daniel Swafford and the Juvenile Court in their programs that encourage young people to stay off of drugs.

"This donation is an enhancement to the programs we already have in place in each of our county elementary schools where School Resource Deputies provide 10-weeks of DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) instruction to every fifth grade student. It is fitting that we use money derived from drug fines and the sale of confiscated property from drug investigations to encourage young people to stay away from drugs," said Sheriff Gobble.

State law limits the use of drug funds to drug enforcement, drug education, drug treatment programs, and nonrecurring law enforcement expenditures. BCSO’s account is audited annually.