March, 2007
Renee Leveridge
Voice Sports
What is the definition of a great coach? If you ask the Kentucky Association Basketball Coaches (KABC) who the greatest coach in the 14th region is their answer would be, Kyle Lively. The KABC has named Lively the 14th Region Coach of the Year, for the 2007 basketball season.
Lively, as many may remember was the coach for the Jackson City boys basketball team in 2006. 
UK bumped out of NCAA in Second Round by superior Kansas Jayhawks
(Elliott Co. & June Buchanan get first trip to Rupp Arena)
Tubby Smith and the Kentucky Wildcats exited the 2007 NCAA Div. 1 men’s basketball tournament at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois Sunday afternoon, thanks to the Kansas Jayhawks, the # 1 seed in the West regional and arguably the best team in the nation by a final score of 88 - 76.
By James David Fugate
Voice Sports
A few parting shots are in order before we close the book on this basketball season. There’s still basketball to be played for sure, the boys’ Sweet Sixteen, the culmination of the NCAA tournament, and of course the NBA. (They’re still playing in that league, aren’t they?) However, without a team of our own, it’s simply not as exciting. Not to say that we’re not going to be rooting for June Buchanan to make a good showing at state. After all, the 14th Region has a lot of ground to recover. Over the past 25 years no other region has performed more poorly in the big show.
Watching so much basketball action, one can’t help but imagine how the game could be improved with a few tweaks here and there with the rules.
I hate to see players foul out; in fact I’m not sure if there’s another sport that eliminates players due to infractions, unless of course they’re ejected from the contest for unacceptable behavior.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
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Just over a year after Kentucky Mountain Bible College announced it would build a new Chapel-Fine Arts Center, the Vancleve school received the largest donation in its history last week.
And it was a huge one.
$350,000 - to be exact.
By Heidi Heater
Special to the Voice
The Vancleve Fire Department celebrated 20 years of service to the community last Saturday, March 17, 2007.
“As a department, we are please to be able to serve the community of Vancleve and are grateful to the dedicated members who have made this 20 year anniversary possible,” said Raymond Heater, chief of the Vancleve Fire Department.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
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A Breathitt County coal truck driver was found carrying more than a load of black gold last Thursday afternoon, after he was arrested at the mine site where he worked at.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
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The prospect of new housing in Jackson got a little bit closer, as the Jackson City Council last Thursday voted to give two developers an option to purchase two-and-a-half-acres of land near the Water Plant on Railroad Street.
By Jeff Noble
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After being told last month by Mayor Mike Miller to meet with the board of the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department, some skateboarders and some of their parents met face-to-face Monday evening to state their case about having a place to skate.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Much like last year’s successful event in Douthitt Park that drew 150 persons, another “Fathers & Families Fun Day” is now being planned for Saturday, May 19th at Douthitt Park. That’s according to Chairperson Mildred Lee-Rogers and Denise Hoffman of Kentucky River Community Care.
