 Northern Eye Center in Pikeville, your local vision experts, experienced doctors using state-of-the-art technology, choose from top designer frames from Oakley, Ray-Ban, Nike, and more. We accept Medicaid and Medicare, plus most insurances are accepted. Northern Eye Center in Pikeville, next to tractor supply. The Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is now accepting essays for Phase 1 of the National Civics B. Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade students from across the region can submit an essay about combating problems in their community using civics, and the top 20 will move on to Phase 2. To submit an essay, visit seckchamber.com slash National Civics B. The National Civics B is open for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade students. Right now we're in Phase 1 of the competition where we are accepting 500 word essays on a local problem in your local community that could be solved with civics. So in Phase 1 we're accepting the essays and they'll be judged by community leaders and educators. Now the top 20 finalists will go on to compete in the Phase 2 of the competition, which will be a live quiz, and they'll defend their essay in front of a live audience and a panel of judges. The top three finalists from Phase 2 will go on to compete at the state level in Phase 3. The goal of the National Civics B is to educate young students on an overlooked topic. The Southeast Kentucky Chamber is representing 24 counties in Kentucky as the Eastern Kentucky region. So the top three finalists from the Eastern Kentucky region will go on to compete at the state level in Phase 3 of the National Civics B. So did you know that 79% of Eighth grade students score proficient or less on their civics knowledge? We want to change that. We want kids to be involved in their local community, in their local government, and so the National Civics B is a great way to participate. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.