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LAGRANGE, Ga. — The Troup County Prevention Coalition and Twin Cedars Youth Services Inc. have organized a town hall meeting to educate the community on the issues associated with underage drinking.

A Town Hall Meeting on underage drinking will be held at the Avera Pavilion Auditorium, 409 Summit, Yankton, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 22.

EL PASO -- Friday night was the first Underage Drinking Initiative in which police conduct a citywide campaign to prevent youths from drinking and driving.

Members of California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control had a busy Saturday, teaming up with dozens of local police departments in a fight against underage drinking. VIDEO: See the undercover sting

LICENSEES have reinforced their commitment to a scheme that aims to clamp down on underage drinkers.

Boulder police officers are preparing for a warrant sweep, arresting those involved in underage drinking cases and taking them to jail.

Apolo Ohno, an eight-time Winter Olympic medalist, speaks to students about the perils of underage drinking at Chinook Middle School in Bellevue on Friday.

Taking what Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joseph Schatz describes as a proactive approach towards DUIs and underage drinking in our area, the JTPD is now participating in the "Cops In Shops" program which is aimed at preventing alcohol-related problems and reducing fatalities and injuries caused by drunk drivers and underage drinking.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH - A year after a program kicked off in St. Johns County to curtail underage drinking, clerks are still selling alcohol to people younger than 21, and house parties with underage drinking continue.

Alcohol use among children and adolescents starts early and increases rapidly with age. To help educate young people and caring adults about the risks associated with underage drinking, Steelville is one of hundreds of communities nationwide that will hold an Underage Drinking Prevention Town Hall Meeting on March 22.

Story created Mar 09, 2010 - 12:04:55 CST. The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors has agreed to further explore two proposed county-wide ordinances that address underage drinking.

"WSWA is committed to community programs that address underage access to alcohol," says Craig Wolf, president and CEO, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America.

At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.

Oh sure, it's fine to bark "Faster! Faster!" at a sixth-grader when you're speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno -- the most decorated winter Olympian in American history. Or, "You've got to have more speed!" A winded Jer'mia Harris, 11, didn't mind, though, as she played an interactive physical fitness video game intended to discourage underage drinking.

A meeting is planned for March 24 for the greater community to discuss and raise awareness about the issue of underage drinking.

Story created Mar 09, 2010 - 12:04:55 CST. The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors has agreed to further explore two proposed county-wide ordinances that address underage drinking.

NORTH SMITHFIELD - The town is stepping up its fight against underage drinking. North Smithfield will be among hundreds of communities nationwide holding an underage drinking prevention Town Hall Meeting later this month.

Grant helps law enforcement catch vendors, individuals providing alcohol to minors For the next six months, the Crescent City Police Department will use specially allocated grant funds to target individuals who help put alcohol into the hands of minors. The “Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tap Operations” are designed to reduce underage drinking by trying to bust local retailers and individuals who ...

A quarterback competing for the starting job at the University of Georgia has been released on bond after his arrest in south Georgia over the weekend on charges related to underage drinking.

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Underage drinking is a major economic problem in Mississippi costing the state millions of dollars. A report from the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center found that risky behaviors associated with youth drinking resulted in $551.9 million in 2007.