 All this month, get any smartphone 32 giga under for 50% off regular price at Appalachian Wireless. Better service, bigger savings, that's today's Appalachian Wireless. While supplies last, two-year agreement required. This morning, a groundbreaking was held in Pike County for what will soon be a new hemp growing operation. Those in support of the project gathered to hear more about Patriot Bioenergy Corporation's multi-million dollar plan. The initial build-out will be about a five-million dollar investment in the greenhouses. We'll have 120,000 square feet of greenhouse space hopefully by the end of the summer, but that enables us to grow year-round. Over the next 24 months, Ford says the investment will total $15 million and create as many as 50 jobs. And Patriot Bioenergy officials say the plan is to keep the project focused on helping the eastern Kentucky economy. Local investment, local hiring, and use local contractors on our construction. So hopefully it kind of circulates money within the local economy. Senator Ray Jones is pleased with the support the project is receiving and says this is an opportunity to create agricultural jobs in a region that previously relied heavily on coal mining. And if you look around, you've got the county attorney who's here supporting it. You've got the Pike County Sheriff, several members of the Sheriff's Department who are here supporting it. And I think it's something the community can rally around because of the importance of creating jobs and expanding our agriculture base. Ford says he hopes to begin construction on the greenhouses by mid-March and plant the first hemp seeds by the end of April. Reporting from Brushy in Pike County for EKB News, I'm Shannon Deskins.