FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Four months after devastating floods ravaged Frankfort and other communities along the Kentucky River, one business owner has reopened his doors.

Chris Mays, owner of A’Maysing Ink Tattoos, lost everything when April's floods hit his business located just off the river. Today, he's operating in a new location with renewed purpose. He calls it his blank slate.

"I came in Sunday morning, and water was up to here," Mays said in an April interview with LEX 18 , describing the moment he discovered his shop underwater.

As water poured in, there was no time to salvage equipment or supplies. Mays lost practically everything.

"Navigating trying to pay bills, trying to be a father, a friend, a brother, a son, trying to be a business owner, losing everything, trying no

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