 For Pikeville Police, receiving letters of appreciation is more than just a kind gesture. Everybody in this building, all the police officers here, all the staff here, we have a special place for children and all law enforcement officers do. And it was just so great to see that. It just makes us know that we're doing something right. Last week, Betsy Lane Elementary's first grade class made drawings to show their appreciation to Pikeville Police. My daughter came home last week and she had a little packet. And it was a surprise for me, which I sent you the picture and it said to Dad. And it was letters of appreciation from her first grade class. From understanding the librarian, come up with the idea to do appreciation letters to first responders and community helpers. And so my daughter told the class that her dad was a police officer. So they all wrote letters, colored pictures for me and all of them were great. I looked and read all of them and I kept all of them and I'm going to keep all of them forever. It was just a great gesture and it humbled me. It was really cool to see those letters from my daughter and her class. 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 Hart and Vascular Institute at Pikeville Medical Center. And while the department's goal is to be respected by the community, Khan says receiving letters from kids means more than anything else. We get letters from schools and from kids and from grown-ups all the time here. And it means that we feel like we're a community partner. And we feel like that we're doing our job when people appreciate it. And it feels good to be appreciated. It's one of the things where we get out here and we do everything we can do to help the community. And when somebody recognizes it, it makes you feel good. We don't expect it, but we like it. For Mountain Top News, I'm Joel Hodgell.