 At Audiology Associates of 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. Despite having not done so in the past, FEMA is now offering assistance to those with privately owned bridges who have been affected by the flooding in the area. There are a lot of private bridges that have been destroyed or substantially damaged. As a result, many homeowners can't get to their homes. FEMA has issued a press release that eligible homeowners will be able to seek assistance from FEMA under the Individual Assistance Program to help with bridge repair and bridge replacement. In order to qualify for private bridge assistance, bridges must be owned by the property owner or jointly owned by multiple property owners, must be the only point of ingress and egress to the property, as well as some other criteria. When the flood first happened, I reached out to a friend of mine in Washington who put me in touch with the president's senior advisor for disaster recovery. And this was an issue we discussed. We discussed this issue with the governor. The governor has elevated this issue and now FEMA has indicated that they are going to cover privately owned bridges. And this is a huge, huge thing for property owners who have been impacted by the destruction or substantial damage to the bridges. As many continue to struggle through these times, it is important that people continue to give what they can in order to help those in need get back on their feet. There are also two temporary locations for people to do their laundry, one at the Vergy Baptist Church and the other at the Shelby Creek Rescue Squad on U.S. 23 South. We've got a lot of volunteers, a lot of church groups who have reached out, people who are volunteering. We've had a lot of donations in terms of water and cleaning supplies. So, you know, it's humbling and it's greatly appreciated everything that everyone has done to try to help the flood victims recover. We need to continue to pray for those families in the other counties, particularly those who have been harder hit than Pike County. We were, we were spared the worst of this storm. Individual seeking assistance from FEMA can visit the temporary office at the old Palajac building in Dorton at 15308 U.S. Highway 23 South. They can also call the Emergency Operations Center at 606-432-0210 for directions or assistance. For Mountain Top News, I'm Kelsey Dean.