June, 2007
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Hot enough for ya? How about hot and dry enough for ya?
The earth’s thirst was quenched by some rain and thunderstorms that came late Monday and especially on Tuesday. The showers over Breathitt County also helped to break the grip of heat and humidity which made Monday the hottest day so far this year. 
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
As a group of some 20 former students of Evanston School boarded a bus at Camp Lewis last Saturday, Pat Arebalo and Shadelene Campbell went immediately to the back of the bus. Laughing and joking, they recalled when they were the “troublemakers” on a bus over 40 years ago. When those buses were driven by Burl Manns and “Doc” Collins. Buses that would make the long trip to Breathitt High School very early in the morning - and back to Evanston very late in the day.
By Jeff Noble Voice EditorA two-vehicle accident last Wednesday in Perry County has claimed the life of a Breathitt County man.
A two-vehicle accident last Wednesday in Perry County has claimed the life of a Breathitt County man.25-year-old Jack A. Hudson of Campbell Branch Road in Jackson died in the crash, which happened south of Hazard on Ky. Route 7 in the Viper community.
By Jeff Noble Voice EditorIt took all of five minutes to hold a special session of the Breathitt County Board of Education last Thursday evening. That’s because there were only three items on the agenda that needed to be approved.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
The idea of a skateboard park in Jackson could be gettting a little closer to reality, as Mayor Mike Miller asked the Jackson Parks Board on Monday evening to explore the possibility of a such a park.
Miller said, “I’ve been up to the one in Knott County. I’ve looked at one that cost $150,000. The other night I looked at another park in Louisville that the Deputy Mayor said cost about $2.5 million. And I understand Bowling Green has one skate park where kids from everywhere go to skate on.”
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Their journey begins at Natural Bridge State Park in nearby Powell County. The van carrying six women from Jackson turns left off Route 11 into the Whitleton Campground. The van parks, and out come all six, primed and ready to take on the trail ahead.
From the campground, the half-dozen hikers will take to the Whittleton Branch Trail, then go up to the Whittleton Arch - a landmark that’s along the path that connects Natural Bridge to the Red River Gorge.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Once again, a home in the vicinity of Quicksand Road goes down due to a fire.
The blaze last Thursday morning destroyed a brick house at 29 Turner Drive, located in the Robinson Subdivision and located just a few feet from the Quicksand Road - a highway where a couple of fires in recent weeks have left some people homeless.
By Jeff Noble
Voice Editor
Fresh from a successful “Father’s Day Out” last month, the Breathitt-Wolfe Family Violence Prevention Council went back to work Tuesday, going over the previous event and looking forward to set up events for the rest of this Summer and Fall.
Dear Editor:
The history of Breathitt County and the City of Jackson is a shared one - African-American and White. Only in recent years has any interest been expressed in the African-American contributions in this community. The future site for the Breathitt County Museum - once the Breathitt County Jail - was contstructed from the old rock / stone quarry. These rocks and stones were hewed by the hands of African-Americans utilizing the most rudimentary tools. There were many other sites throughout the city and county - churches, schools, and the old city swimming pool.
The big news for us this week is the success of our Radiothon on June 13. As of June 19, we have received $9,405.00. Our Radiothon committee is very pleased with that. There are still about $800.00 in pledges that have not come in. If we could reach $10,000.00, I personally would be very pleased.
