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ECHS Turf Field Nearing Completion, WildcatsLive Broadcast Announces New Improvements, New Staff7/30/2026  Construction of a new turf playing surface is near completion at ECHS. Darren Doyle, story, photos, and video: Edmonson County sports fans will hopefully be excited with some new and big changes coming to ECHS sports for the 2026-27 school year with the construction of a new turf-playing surface football field at Wildcat Stadium. The surface, which feels like soft carpet, will not only be utilized by football, but also by soccer and band. Workers are in the final stages of construction on the project, which began on May 29th. “I appreciate the school board’s vision to take on this project," said Supt. Brian Alexander. "The needs of the school district have changed with the addition of sports such as soccer. With multiple levels of football, soccer and marching band utilizing this field at the same time, a traditional grass field cannot take the strain of that amount of use."  Construction of a new turf playing surface is near completion at ECHS.  Construction of a new turf playing surface is near completion at ECHS. With the new field comes big changes to the Edmonson Voice WildcatsLive sports broadcast for the upcoming season, which will include more coverage. The Edmonson Voice has proudly brought live high school sports broadcasts to watchers and listeners for the past 11 sports seasons and we're excited to announce new additions. This past May, the Superintendent Brian Alexander and the Edmonson County Board of Education signed an exclusive licensing agreement with The Edmonson Voice to allow us to operate as independent broadcasters for Edmonson County High School. This will allow the Voice to work independently with our sponsors, who have also agreed to be part of this new agreement. As part of these new changes, Jamie Carnes will manage the broadcast moving forward. Jamie, or “Mr. Carnes,” as he is known by many former ECHS students, has been a member of WildcatsLive since its beginning in 2015. He had several years of radio and broadcasting experience before that. “There’s no better person to lead our broadcast in the future than Jamie Carnes,” said Darren Doyle. “I have known Jamie since before he became part of the Edmonson County education system. You won’t find a more dedicated and loyal friend, and he knows how to get things done.” Carnes’ new role is announced after Doyle has decided to step away from the broadcast. “While I’ve enjoyed calling games with Jamie, and working with our football crew with Scott Lindsey and Granville Meredith, running the Voice is a 24/7 job. My personal family is growing and I plan on balancing more of my time with them.” Scott and Granville will remain as the football broadcasters, but you may also see the addition of local school resource officer Austin Meredith from time to time. Additionally, ECHS senior Peytin Manor will become the producer of WildcatsLive, pushing all the buttons behind the scenes after a great season last year as camera tech. ECHS students Macy Miller and Annie Parsley have also joined the crew for the upcoming season. Jamie will also continue his basketball play-by-play work with the help of a new color commentator, former ECHS Principal and basketball coach Gary Meredith. “Coach Meredith forgot more about basketball last week than I will ever know,” Doyle joked. “He was part of some of the greatest basketball teams to ever play here and his experience and history will help make our basketball coverage some of the best out there.” Some other changes that are coming is the discontinuation of our audio-only broadcasts and the addition of more game coverage, including more sports. “Over the last several years, our audio-only broadcasts have only had a handful of listeners each game,” Doyle said. “The cost for us to provide this service has become non-sustainable. Everyone wants to watch video coverage and we understand why. All our coverage will continue on our Facebook and YouTube Channels.” Additionally, the Voice plans to cover a limited number of live baseball, softball, and hopefully soccer and volleyball. “One of the main reasons we haven’t covered soccer is that none of our crew knows enough about it,” Doyle said. “I’ve joked in the past that if I tried to call a soccer game, the viewer would be more confused than if we’d just show the footage with no commentary. But we’re doing our best to learn and we hope to be able to bring some coverage to our fans. It’s also not easy to find commentators for the other sports at times, but again, we’re looking to make improvements in those areas to highlight more of our own kids.” Doyle said it is also important to know that sponsors are the sole reason the broadcast will continue. "I've said it for years and I will continue to do so. We have so much local support for this endeavor and it simply cannot happen without our local sponsors. Please let these folks know you appreciate what they do by doing business with them in any way you can." WildcatsLive is presented by Alford's Pharmacy and brought to you by:
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The first day of school for students is Thursday, August 13th. The Wildcats' first football game is scheduled for Friday, August 21st at Grayson County High School.
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