 With a departure of Pressensburg Tourism's Executive Director Samantha Johnson, another individual has been selected for the position. Lauren McCourt, who has worked with Pikeville Tourism for several years, will be stepping up to take the job. McCourt plans to take her experience with her when she formally enters the role in late March. I've spent a lot of time growing up there. I'm originally from Paintsville, that area, but spent a lot of time in Pressensburg as well. And now that I have lived in Pikeville, I have like a pretty good knowledge of the area, and so I'm very excited to get started. Pressensburg means so much to me. I grew up going there a lot, and I'm just really excited to get started. I know there's wonderful people there, a beautiful community. All of Floyd County is beautiful, so I'm very excited to get started. Do you worry about having enough money to last throughout retirement? Give Reed Potter at Raymond James a call. Reed has 26 years experience helping folks enjoy their best life in their retirement years. McCourt's philosophy is about bringing the region together and celebrating its people. Her familiarity with the Pressensburg area and its landmarks also helps. Yeah, so actually with Pikeville Tourism, I've kind of worked with those people already. I think we're better together as a region than we are a part, so one of my main things is growing, not just Pikeville or not just Pressensburg, but the whole region, because when people come and visit, they don't know the county lines. They just want to have things to do and to meet kind people. And so I think that I've already been a part of, we've already worked with the Science Center and the Mountain Arts Center and Ginny Wiley State Park, and so I'm just excited to continue my relationship with them and to help those areas grow as well. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.