 On Wednesday, October 18th, Big Sandy Community Action Program held a hiring event at the Pike County Library. Representatives from Pikeville Medical Center, Kentucky State Police, and other local businesses were in attendance to look for new employees. Some employers were also able to hire new workers on the spot. So basically we have 40 employers here. I think so far in the first 20 minutes we've had about 35 people show up. We shared it on Facebook and had about 1100 people share it. So we're hoping for a good turnout. We work in six sectors, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, logistics. So we have PMC, ARH, an RS God one. We have some coal mining places, BNW resources, and then we also have teleworks. So we wanted to bring teleworks to give everybody an opportunity. So once you can't, transportation's an issue. So we wanted to give them an option to work from home. Appalachian Wireless is making it so easy and affordable to stay connected to friends, family, and the world. With the Forward Pay Unlimited or Unlimited Plus plan, get $50 off any Forward Pay device. And don't forget, with Forward Pay, there are no credit checks or long-term contracts. It's Forward Pay on the region's premier network, Appalachian Wireless. We get you because we are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. Activation fee required. Just kind of apply that point of sale. The goal of the hiring event was to lower the unemployment rate in the area. Big Sandy Community Action Program is trying to make jobs more available for anyone seeking work. It's for unemployment and underemployment. So for people who are just having trouble making ends meet, come here, find a new job, try to increase your overall quality of life. Every employer generally leaves a two or three that they want to hire. We had double quick one year that had 14 they hired on spot. We identify a need and bring the job to the area. And it's five counties, Martin, MacArthur, Johnson, Floyd, Pike. So all of our employers work in those areas to keep it local. For Big Sandy Community Action, anybody who's not here today, if they need assistance with trainings or job search, they can visit one of our local career centers and we'll be more than happy to help. Reporting from Outant Top News, I'm Nick Collum.