 Appalachian Wireless now has new forward pay prices where you can pay up front and get the data and features you design. Five gigabytes of data, just $39.99. Unlimited, just $79.99. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. At the last Pike County Fiscal Court meeting, Alliance Coal, who operates a coal mine at Scott's Branch, asked the court for a local tax credit in the form of reducing the amount of occupational tax they have to pay. According to Deputy Pike County Judge Executive Herbie Deskins, in order for Alliance Coal to get a similar break from the state, the county has to do the same. The Kentucky Industrial Revitalization Act requires that if there is a county that has an occupational tax, they require that they participate along with the state in order to make them eligible for the funds from the state. Representatives from the coal company say the tax breaks will allow them to continue operating the Pike County mine for an additional 10 to 15 years and continue to employ around 200 miners. But the decision is one the Pike County Fiscal Court is not taking lightly. Well, they've got us between rock and hard place. You need the jobs and we need them desperately. So we'll just have to weigh what it is that they're offering against what is going to cost us and let the fiscal court decide. Alliance Coal hopes to expand their operation to mine new coal reserves in the Scott's Branch area. Deskins says even though the Kentucky Industrial Revitalization Act is currently forcing them to make a hard decision, the overall plan will help keep Pike Countyans employed. It's one step that Kentucky's taken to try to revitalize an existing coal business and keeping them where they are and not letting them move out. The Pike County Fiscal Court will discuss ideas with Alliance Coal at Tuesday's meeting and hopefully vote on how to proceed. In Pikeville, I'm Shannon Deskins, KB News.