 At Audiology Associates at Prestonsburg, you can live your life the way you want and find the freedom of better hearing. You'll experience patient care that is specific to you with exceptional follow-up care that ensures your hearing and balance needs are being met. Audiology Associates at 1428 Northlake Drive in Prestonsburg. The Appalachian Center for the Arts has received a grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels for $12,000 to purchase a van for their traveling theater company. The company will perform at schools throughout Eastern Kentucky presenting health-related topics. This has been along my dream. I really believe the arts are essential. And for problem-solving, empathy, collaboration, compassion, learning outcomes. I mean the outcomes for children who are exposed to education and the arts education but in all fields of math, science, steam are exponentially better. The Appalachian Center for the Arts is partnering with Pike County Health Department in presenting health-related topics through creative, entertaining and engaging performances. Well the actors will be teaching artists and actors so they'll be able to do some pre and post with the kids. That's the condition of the ARC grant. But also that it's just more art always makes people better. I can't remember exactly the quote but there's some quote that says, there's some fancy old guy who said something to the effect of like, societies will be measured by not the buildings that were built by the art that was made. And people are so gifted and so creative in the mountains. And the whole region, all of Appalachia, I'm just so excited. For more information on the Appalachian Center for the Arts and their new health initiatives, visit theapparts.org. For Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.