Natural disasters and the loss of a major industry almost devastated the city of Pine Valley.

But it is bouncing back with plans to transform from its downtown and bring in new businesses.

Today, we head to the set of Bell County for our Monday's on main segment.

In 1977, there was a huge flood that destroyed most of downtown and most of the surrounding areas.

And that seems like a really long time ago.

But I can remember going to the lookout up on Power Mountain and looking at it was like looking at it like.

So it has overcome a lot and we have lost like the coal mining business, which was the main supporter, I guess, of the economic part.

So it has gone through a lot and we want to just see it just revolve.

Basically.

We were the first actual new business to open in downtown Campbell.

We went through the main Street incentive program that they had.

Main Street Panvel is a group of individuals and small businesses and businesses around town that we're looking to revive downtown and still preserve its history.

And we end up opening in Panvel because the grand Centrals a lot lower where you can afford it and still make money.

Before you could come down and after everybody had gone home from work after 5:00, you might not see a car, you know, on this street.

Oh, when we first opened, a lot of these buildings were vacant.

They were boarded up.

So to see this many businesses around the square, that's a big improvement from what it was eight years ago.

I ended up here because of my hair stylist.

Actually, she was getting ready to open her salon here and wanted to know if I would come on and wanted to bring a little space.

And I did.

And now I'm going on five years full time.

We started at the beginning, and when COVID hit we were just doing delivery and pick up my wife and I and we were redoing this building.

So we were working restaurant and on the building and like.

So I think the first phase was mostly what you don't see.

It was like the underground pop work and things like that.

The second part will be more of a modernization.

The streets will be nice, the sidewalks will be nice.

So we're going to go more for like that older look with light poles, just different things.

That brings you back to an older, more vintage time.

And that's the feel that we're going for.

I think though, that once all the works, then it'll be well worth it.

I would like to continue growing, hopefully at a second location in the future.

And as for possible, I hope they keep bringing in more diverse small businesses and keep growing our small town.

So people in this community have supported us tremendously.

I mean, you would think that I was born and raised in Pikeville, Kentucky.

The more businesses in town, it helps everyone.

So there's a lot don't know businesses in town.

This is the most I've ever seen in my whole life.

I was in Covington and met a couple from North Carolina and they had already been to Chain Rock.

So they'll pass through and they'll get to enjoy it for the day.

But we're trying to make this a destination place and I think we're on the right path for that.

The right path, indeed.

Pine Ville is known for the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, which is the state's longest running festival.

It's held every year during Memorial Day weekend.

So put that on your to do list.