 At Appalachian Wireless, all smartphones are 50-100% off retail pricing for back-to-school. This includes all smartphones, so don't be tardy. Don't miss the bus. Get to Appalachian Wireless today. Two-year agreement required excludes outright purchase and advantage plans, while supplies last. Set against the backdrop of a fire truck, representatives from several Letcher County fire departments met with the community Thursday. The discussion at the meeting centered upon the struggle's fire department's experience daily, with not only attracting new members, but also with dollars and cents. We're in danger of shutting down. Fire departments across eastern Kentucky are struggling nowadays, with cold-savarance dollars continually decreasing. Other fundraising efforts seem to continue to fall short. That combination could doom local departments and leave communities unprotected. Everybody's having a hard time. And we're trying to figure out ways, working with the physical court on a way to help fund these fire departments. Fire subscription fees are on the table in Letcher County, but they have not yet been put into effect. Fire department representatives say that could help keep departments operating. We've got financial reports here, you know, I hate to look at them anymore, because what, how it's dwindling down to where there's not going to be, we're in danger of shutting down, basically, why we're doing this. A lot of people got to misconception when they had the things, everybody said, oh, well, if you don't pay, they ain't going to buy it too far. And that's the thing we want to put in this, we want people to know, that's the farthest thing to prove. We'll do, not only that, we'll do what everything we still do, whether you pay or not. That's the point. And we want people to know that. And if they know that, most of them will say, yeah, we don't care if they help you. People's interested in what's going on, you know, and want to try to help us too, you know, as they're saying, help us help you. Support your local fire department in any way you can. Further meetings are planned in Letcher County, in making Chris Anderson, EKB News. Okay.