 Governor Andy Beshear and United States Representative Hal Rogers joined local leaders Monday, August 7th, at an open house celebrating the Beacons of Hope Recovery Center. Beacons of Hope's goal is to help people hurt by addiction, reclaim their dignity, build a better life, and inspire a brighter future. We focus on the community. This is a direct response from the community's outcry for need for residential, local residential facilities, which are all management and pick line services. So realistically, this is a direct result from the community needs. Everything that we go to do is a result of the community need and these additional services. So I think that's why it's going to be very successful. When my baby was born, it was magical. And as she grew, having a hospital close to home with advanced healthcare and specialized physicians being there along the journey was important. And along that journey, many special doctors touched our lives. And then one day, my baby became a woman and a mother herself. Pikeville Medical Center, caring for every moment in life. Kentucky is just one of eight states that saw a drop in overdose deaths in 2022. We're now seeing Kentucky leading the country and reducing overdose deaths, taking care of people who are addicted like here. We're making great progress. We've got a ways to go. But we are leading the nation in the reduction of overdose deaths. The center provides a pregnancy care center for mothers struggling with addiction, medically assisted detox and residential treatment. I mean, this opening today is incredible for this region and for our entire state. We are to the point now where we have a bed for every single person who is ready and very best as well. Having another facility in this region is critical, especially one that offers detox as well as residential treatment and then eventually moving into recovery as well. This is a well-known provider of the highest level of medical care. And now they're right here helping people get better. So pretty amazing. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Breanna Robinson.