3 weeks ago It is that time of year again! The International Barbecue Fest is back in downtown Owensboro this Friday and Saturday. And as always it brings with it a variety of fun activities and of course great food!
I always enjoy the Barbecue Fest and try to make it down for a little while every year
3 weeks ago The City of Owensboro is hiring for the position of Police Officer.
Via the OPD:
Do you have what it takes to serve and protect?
Do you want a career in law enforcement that enables you to serve your
community?
Do you desire a career with a competitive starting salary of over $33,000?
3 weeks ago Along with the Roosevelt House, it's one-half of the Owensboro skyline. (Well, one-third...Independence Bank's pretty tall.)
3 weeks ago Lydia is the seven year old daughter of Paul (and Ashley) Haycraft and Tiffany (and Chris) Somner. This is Lydia's second round battling Ewing's Sarcoma. After completing treatments, she was considered "cancer free" in December 2012, then her first quarterly scan in March 2013 showed two golf ball size tumors in her lungs and a bone marrow biopsy revealed cancerous cells in her bone marrow as well. She is currently undergoing chemo and then will have a stem cell transplant.
There will be a rummage sale to help the family with medical bills June 21st (6:00pm - 9:00pm) and 22nd (8:00am - 2:00pm). The sale will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Owensboro.
Apparently, meth can make a person crave carpet lint.
Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky say that over the weekend they arrested 50-year-old Jeffery Wagner for partaking in a carpet lint buffet in the shoe department of the Burlington Coat Factory.
4 weeks ago What did you do tonight? Me?? I grabbed a cold, adult beverage, picked up the puppy and headed out in the back yard to watch a gorgeous, massive house being moved! Welcome to the country baby!
Ok, so maybe I went outside to avoid being scared when the power was turned off (which, the power never went off), but, I was still outside to catch some pics! They actually broke the house down into three pieces to transport it.
I can only imagine how much it cost just in energy and cable crews and law enforcement and transportation to move the sucker, but, it was pretty cool to watch!
Check out my pics! (I warn you, my phone is old and the pics are blurry, but you still get the idea, ha!)
4 weeks ago Join Sutton Elementary School for the 2nd Annual Derby Day 5K! The walk/run event will take place Saturday, May 4th and begins at Rash Stadium. Registration begins at 8:00am and the race begins at 9:00am.
This is a great race for the whole family! Awards are given for all ages from Pre-K 4 and under to over 70.
4 weeks ago In 1992, I had the chance to spend some time with George Jones. We discussed a wide range of topics on Nashville Live, an internationally syndicated radio show I hosted on Sunday nights from Emerald Studios in Music City. After George's death, I remembered I had a tape of that show. My lat
4 weeks ago Man, moving a two-story house causes a lot of problems. Tonight a house moving company from Indiana is going to move an Owensboro house ten miles at ONE mph! The fun starts at 7:00 pm and will last until around 5:30 a
4 weeks ago I am excited to hear that the process is moving forward for a skate park in Owensboro. I use to enjoy skating as a child but where I grew up, there were very few places to safely skate. For this reason, I am very excited about a skate park in Owensboro!
The City of Owensboro is holding a public meeting tonight at 6:30 about the skate park
4 weeks ago Owensboro-based pediatrician Andrea Powell Johnston has co-written a brand new book that "brings medicine and faith together." It's called The Baby Companion: A Faith-Filled Guide for Your Journey Through Baby's First Year and it is available for purchase now! Read what Amazon.com has to say about this brand new, insightful guide for moms!
4 weeks ago This year just seems to be flying by! Soon the summer temperatures will b here and the kids will be out of school. So I thought I would pass along some information I just found about a different type of summer day camp
