 Wednesday, Pikeville Independent Schools released their back-to-school procedure plans for students returning this fall. Wednesday we spoke with Pikeville Schools Superintendent David Trimble to discuss back-to-school procedures this month. We return to school next Thursday on August 19th and we're very excited to have our kids back. We have some summer school. As a matter of fact, just started here behind me at the elementary today and so we're under some of the new guidelines that came about as a result of the mandate last night and they came in with great attitudes and ready to learn and that's what our kids have done throughout this. As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Kentucky, Trimble adds they plan to continue mitigation strategies from the last school year and Mid-Governor Beshears masks mandate for K-12 schools. Based upon the mandate yesterday, we will have mandatory masking inside of our buildings that will begin, it started today actually and so we'll follow that and one thing that I know is that our kids as they mask last year and as they were masking this morning they've had a great attitude about it and I think we can learn a lot from kids sometimes. They're more than willing to come in and do what they need to do because number one what they want to do is they want to be in school. Here at Pikeville Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Institute we have assembled a comprehensive team of cardiac specialists bringing expertise from all regions of the nation and the world. We have coupled that with cutting-edge technology providing them the best equipment and operating rooms available. The result is comprehensive cardiac care for the people of our region that is second to none. The Heart and Vascular Institute at Pikeville Medical Center. Lastly, some words of encouragement to new and returning students from Superintendent Trimble. So what I'd say to our kids is we can't wait to see you back. It's going to be a great year. Enjoy your last week of summer. Looks like it's going to be a pretty day and I hope their last week of summer is great but I can't wait to see them next week and so we're excited about that and I love this district and I love the people in this district and I love the passion that we have for kids and I'm thankful that I get to be a part of this team. For Mountain Top News, I'm Joel Chorjol.