 Upgrade your smartphone with Appalachian Wireless. Get $300 off selected models, capture memories, stream and stay connected with the latest technology. Visit one of our stores or AppalachianWireless.com right now. The Pikeville City dog park has been closed until further notice due to a sick dog having visited the park recently. Yeah, we received a notification from a local veterinarian yesterday that a dog, they had tested positive for parvo and we don't have any indication that it caught parvo there but parvo is spread through fecal matter primarily and dog-to-dog contact and we're just taking every precaution because we know pets are part of our families and we don't want anybody's pet to get sick. The city is taking measures to ensure that no other pets visiting the park are in danger of getting sick. On the recommendation of a veterinarian, the city will be removing the top two inches of the top soil and treating it with bacteria killing cleaner. For the time being, there are alternative ways to exercise your dog. Yeah, of course we have rules that dogs have to be on leashes and that kind of thing, but just our general parks are open for pets. We see people walking downtown all the time so there's lots of places to get the pets out and get them a walk that they need and hopefully have pre-weather. But we'll get those dog parks open in a few weeks because we know that's just a better environment for them to get the exercise they need. The city would like to remind pet owners that all pets who enter the dog park should be up to date on their vaccinations to avoid the chance of getting and spreading illness. For Mountain Top News, I'm Kelsey Dean.