 The long awaited Samsung Galaxy S8 has arrived at Appalachian Wireless. Get yours for the introductory price of just $149.99 with a two-year service agreement. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless, an East Kentucky network company. EKB News recently brought you the story as the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services recently denied Elkhorn City the right to establish an ambulance service. There's one that not only serves the residents inside Elkhorn City but those outside the city limits as well. Mayor Mike Taylor hosted an open forum meeting tonight here at East Ridge High School where he hopes that folks will come out and express their concerns and show their support as he says he will not give up the fight. We were denied this because they said we didn't show the need and right here in my hand right here is a stack that showed the need that we needed to have an ambulance service in Elkhorn City. Later after later, people waited two hours, two hours and a half. Okay, look at our nursing home. There's 92 people in that nursing home. Look at Parkview. I have a letter from Parkview here that takes our 40 minutes. I'm very upset about it and I'm not going to stop until I get our own ambulance service in Elkhorn City that were for info of the surrounding areas. Residents at tonight's open forum meeting say this is a matter of life and death. In this area here, you're already 40, 45 minutes plus to the hospital much less waiting that long or longer for a unit to come to you. Certain medical situations, possible stroke, heart attack where time means everything that can mean a big difference. You have a life and death situation you're talking about here. Mayor Taylor urges everyone to write a letter about their experience with the current ambulance service and send that letter to City Hall at the address listed on your screen. Reporting from Lick Creek, I'm Sean Allen for EKB News.