 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. The annual National Civics B is happening soon and the Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is urging middle school students in the area to participate. The first phase involves students writing an essay in which they use civics to help solve problems in their community. The deadline for phase one ends February 24th. So this is the National Civics B. It's sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. It's taken place several states across the country, including here in Kentucky. So we're hosting the Eastern Kentucky region of the National Civics B. So here in the 24 counties for the Eastern Kentucky region, it's a three-phase process that gets you on to a state competition. So the first round is an essay competition. So that is open now and closed on February 24th. So students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grade have an opportunity to write an essay about civics, a problem that civics can solve. And we'll take the top 20 essays and those go on to round two, which is a live in-person quiz show at the Mountain Arts Center. So it's going to be really exciting, kind of like a game show. And those top three winners there go on to the state final. There will also be a cash prize for local and state winners. Over 24 counties are already participating and more are soon to follow. So we do have several schools already signed up and several districts that have agreed to participate. Again, this is 24 counties, so lots of different schools in those 24 counties. The essays just opened up last week. They run until February 24th. So anytime in between now and February 24th, students can submit their essay online. So the National Civics B is really an opportunity to get young Americans, middle school students, sixth, seventh and eighth graders engaged in civics and learning about how they can be a better citizen. To learn more about the National Civics B and our local competition, you can check out the Chamber's website at sechamber.com. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.