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The 2012 International BBQ Festival in Owensboro is now in the books. The two day event say a new festival layout that many people liked. The expanded Arts and Crafts area combined with tons of different kinds of food made for a great midway feel...

The Green River Area Development District (GRADD) is currently accepting applications from artisans, craftsmen, and food vendors who wish to participate in the 40th Annual GRADD Arts & Crafts Festival. This unique autumn Tri-State tradition will be held at Henderson’s scenic Audubon State Park the weekend of October 6-7, 2012.  The fee for art/craft booths (15 feet by 15 feet) is $100, and con

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans asphalt paving work along several streets in downtown Owensboro starting on Monday, May 7, 2012.  The municipal street group paving project involves asphalt resurfacing on sections of 4 Owensboro City streets as follows: West 7th Street starting at Walnut Street and extending 0... Read More ...

It's Birthday time for the Owensboro/Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau and they invited you and me to the shindig. Below is the official invitation. Karen, Debbie, Jared and the CVB board asked me to spread the word so here is it...

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict eastbound traffic on KY 54/East Parrish Avenue in Owensboro on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The lane restriction is to allow construction of a right-turn lane on KY 54 at mile point 2...

The Owensboro Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau announces their FREE app for smart phones is now available for Androids through Google Play. Previously, the app had only been available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on the US 231 William Natcher Bridge at Owensboro on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.  The lane restriction is to allow the Kentucky Transportation Research Center to inspect a portion of the bridge to help plan future maintenance projects...

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway crews have started their spring round of mowing across the region. Crews will be mowing along highways in all counties. Motorists should slow down and use appropriate caution anytime they encounter a mowing zone...

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close a section of KY 2121/Southtown Boulevard in Owensboro starting Monday, April 16, 2012, as part of ongoing reconstruction work.  KY 2121/Southtown Boulevard will be closed to all traffic between Martin Luther King, Jr., Loop and KY 2699/Goetz Drive to construct a reinforced concrete box culvert across Southtown Boulevard.

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to resume road improvement work on the Audubon Parkway in Henderson County with traffic restrictions and traffic shifts starting this week.   This extensive project involves placing a seven inch concrete overlay on all lanes of the Audubon Parkway from mile point 8...