 A Blue Lives Matter event has been scheduled for September 5th in Pikeville City Park to support local police. I spoke with Roger Tward on why he thinks local police should be supported. I think it's this time that we put the fear behind us and show our support. There's so much going on right now all across the country that in my opinion and an opinion of a lot of other people that we need to show more respect for law enforcement. They do a tough job. It's a dangerous job and I think they just need to know that there is a lot of people in the community that support them and and the job they do in protecting us. Ford mentions that the job of a law enforcement officer is hard enough and is even more challenging amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So there's the risk of the virus but then you have the situations, riots and all this other stuff and they're having to go out there to try to keep order and and I think we need law and order in this country. The Pike County Back the Blue event will take place September 5th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Pikeville City Park. Let's show law enforcement that we've got their back. Yes. This is Joel Corgel reporting from Pikeville City Park for Mountain Top News.