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WELCOME TO Daviess County
Daviess County In western Kentucky, on a bend along the Ohio River, discover a city where families can play, foodies can indulge and music lovers can dance the night away to traditional bluegrass music. Owensboro may be the fourth- largest city in Kentucky, but it retains the personality and charm of a small Southeastern town. Downtown Owensboro invites a scenic stroll and a leisurely lunch date, followed by live bluegrass music, a visit to an art museum or a bourbon distillery tour. Come in the summertime for festivals at the riverfront, or visit in fall for utterly idyllic autumn weather.
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Located on the riverfront in downtown Owensboro, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is a state-of-the-art institution which shines a light on the cultural music of Kentucky… bluegrass. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of a genre which was built on the foundations of gospel, jazz, and blues by the Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe. Friday After 5 A summer-long free concert series held every Friday on the vibrant riverfront in downtown Owensboro. Friday After 5 has been named one of the “Top Ten Summer Festivals” in Kentucky and recently won the Reader’s Choice Platinum Award for “Best Community Event.” Things To Do
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum 311 West Second Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 926-7891 bluegrasshall.org
Green River Distilling Company Bourbon Distillery One of the oldest bourbon distilleries in the world, Green River Distilling Company is an essential stop for bourbon enthusiasts.
Green River Distilling Company Bourbon Distillery 10 Distillery Rd., Owensboro, KY 42301 greenriverdistilling.com
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
The Owensboro Museum of Fine Art presents traveling exhibitions from major museums, galleries and private collections and rotating exhibitions from the permanent collection.
Owensboro Museum of Science & History This large museum encompasses many adventures, including Encounter, a unique hands-on, minds-on gallery, a true “edu- tainment” experience. You will also have the opportunity to learn.
Green River Distilling Company Bourbon Distillery 901 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 685-3181 omfa.us
Green River Distilling Company Bourbon Distillery 122 E. 2nd Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 687-2732 owensboromuseum.org
Owensboro’s Sassafras Tree
The largest known Sassafras tree in the world, approximately 300 years old, is located on one of the main streets of Owensboro.
Owensboro’s Sassafras Tree 2100 block of Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
Preservation Station Market & Event Center Over 60 locally owned shops selling antique, unique, and boutique finds in a 39,000 sq. former elementary school, located 10 miles west of Owensboro out scenic Hwy 56. Smothers Park Smothers Park, named “Top Playground in the World,” is the heart of the riverfront located in vibrant downtown Owensboro. Three stunning fountains, a cascading waterfall.
Preservation Station Market & Event Center 9661 Highway 56, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 616-7007 visitpreservationstation.comm
Western Kentucky Botanical Garden A botanical and beyond surprise lies in wait for you at “The Garden.”
Events • Owensboro is the “Barbecue Capital of the world”; it holds its International Bar-B-Q Festival and competition every second weekend in May. • Owensboro hosts “ROMP”, “River of Music Party”, a bluegrass music festival. ROMP has grown to 20,000 visitors a year, and won the Governor’s Award for Community Arts in 2013. • Lanham Brothers Jamboree is an event held every second Saturday from April through September at the Diamond Lake Resort Theater in Owensboro.
• During the summer, the city offers “Friday After 5”, a free 16-week series of outdoor concerts on the downtown riverfront. • The “Owensboro PumpkinFest” is held each September at the Sportscenter/ Moreland Park complex. The festival includes food vendors, crafts people, carnival rides, children and adult activities and games, and contests using pumpkins. The event was started by the Glenmary Sisters to raise awareness and funds.
The overall cost of doing business and cost of living in the Owensboro region is considerably lower than the national average. Owensboro and Kentucky consistently rank among the top ten lowest business cost locations in the country. Industrial electric costs are among the lowest in the United States. Business & Economy
Aluminum
The following automotive manufacturing suppliers are located in the region: • Daicel Safety Systems
Locating your business in the Greater Owensboro region puts you in great company. Many recognized global brands already know it’s smart to call this region home. The region is the largest producer of aluminum in the United States. This region has three aluminum smelters and several value-added metal- related manufacturing facilities. The following metal manufacturers and suppliers are located in the region: • Aleris Rolled Products • Century Aluminum • Columbia Specialty Metals • McElroy Metals • Southwire • The Hines Group Automotive The region is home to a large highly skilled workforce in automotive manufacturing representing several automotive suppliers that serve Toyota in nearby Princeton, Indiana as well as other manufacturing facilities throughout Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee.
• Daramic • Metalsa • OMICO • Ritatsu • Toyotetsu
Agriculture
The region is an agricultural hub with a plentiful supply of water in aquifers for food production. Western Kentucky University offers a unique Food Processing and Technolgy Undergraduate Certificate. Global food brands produced in the region include the following: • B ertolli • Field Hams
• Glenmore Distillery • Perdue Farms, Inc. • PF Chang • Ragu • Sazerac Spirits
Major Employers of Owensboro, Kentucky
Toyotetsu Mid-America
Titan Construction
Specialty Food Group
Owensboro Health
US Bank Home Mortgage
Glenmore Distilleries
Kimberly Clark
Mizkan Owensboro
Wendell Foster
Metalsa
Swedish Match
Owensboro Municipal
Yager Materials
The Hines Group
Alorica
Boardwalk
Canteen Service Company
Southern Star Central Gas
MDP
Owensboro-Daviess County has a diverse workforce due to the many companies located here. The success of the companies are important to our community and that is why we strive to provide the best resources to assist with their continued growth.
Economic Overview
The population in the Owensboro, KY MSA was 118,477 per American Community Survey data for 2015-2019. The region has a civilian labor force of 56,389 with a participation rate of 61.1%. Of individuals 25 to 64 in the Owensboro, KY MSA, 22.3% have a bachelor’s degree or higher which compares with 33.5% in the nation.
The median household income in the Owensboro, KY MSA is $52,076 and the median house value is $129,279.
The total population of Owensboro is 59,700. The median age is 37.25.
Getting Around Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about 107 miles (172 km) southwest of Louisville, and is the principal city of the Owensboro metropolitan area. The 2010 census had its population at 57,265. The metropolitan population was estimated at 116,506. The metropolitan area is the sixth largest in the state as of 2018, and the seventh largest population center in the state when including micropolitan areas.
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Health
Daviess County Community Health Center 1600 Breckenridge Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 686-7744
Owensboro Regional Hospital 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 417-2000
RVBH General Hospital 1100 Walnut Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
Daviess County Public Schools 1622 Southeastern Parkway Owensboro, KY Education
The Owensboro Public Schools , Daviess County Public Schools , and the Diocese of Owensboro’s Catholic School System oversee K-12 education in and around Owensboro. Owensboro is home to two private, four-year colleges, Brescia University (Catholic) and Kentucky Wesleyan College , and one public community college, Owensboro Community and Technical College . A campus of Daymar College is also located in Owensboro, and Western Kentucky University has a regional campus there. In 2006, plans were announced for a research center operated by the University of Louisville to be located at the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center , a part of the Owensboro Medical Health System , to study how to make the first ever human papilloma virus vaccine, called Gardasil, from tobacco plants. U of L researcher Dr Albert Bennet Jenson and Dr Shin-je Ghim discovered the vaccine in 2006. If successful, the vaccine would be made in Owensboro.
Owensboro has a lending library, the Daviess County Public Library .
Public Schools
Sutton Elementary School 2060 Lewis Lane Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1140 iMiddle School 2631 South Griffith Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1128 Owensboro Middle School 1300 Booth Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1130 Emerson Academy 1335 West 11th Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1087 Owensboro High School
Hager Preschool 1701 West 7th Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1125 Seven Hills Head Start Preschool
2401 McConnell Ave Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 686-6059 Cravens Elementary School 2741 Cravens Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1010 Estes Elementary School
1675 Leitchfield Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1030 Foust Elementary School 601 Foust Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1060 Newton Parrish Elementary School 510 Byers Avenue Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 686-1100
1800 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1110 Owensboro Innovation Academy 2631 South Griffith Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-1085
In January 2022, the median listing home price in Owensboro, KY was $175K, flat year- over-year. The median listing home price per square foot was $124 . Real Estate
Art & Culture
Holiday Forest Festival of Trees 901 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 685-3181 omfa.us
Friday After 5 101 Daviess St.,
Owensboro, KY, 42303 199 W Veterans Blvd, Owensboro, KY, 42303 fridayafter5.com
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum 311 West Second Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
Haunts of Owensboro 1 09 E. 2nd Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 313-5596 hauntsofowensboro.com
(270) 926-7891 bluegrasshall.org
Kolok Wood & Stone Sculpture Gallery & Studio 2 901 Veach Rd., Owensboro, KY 42303 call(270) 685-1312 kolok.net
Owensboro Museum of Science & History 122 E. 2nd Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 687-2732 owensboromuseum.org
Owensboro Dance Theatre 2705 Breckenridge Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-9580 oowrgensborodancetheatre.
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra 211 E . 2nd Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-0661 theoso.com
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art 90 1 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 685-3181 omfa.us
Rex Robinson Visual Art Center 425 W est 5th Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 313-7749 rexartcenter.com
Shopping
DOWNTOWN BELLA RAGAZZA BOUTIQUE 2736 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-9546 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS 5611 East Morgan Avenue Evansville, IN 47715 (812) 474-4260 BYRIDER OWENSBORO AUTO SALES 250 East 18th Street Owensboro KY 42303 (270) 684-7669 CABINOTCH 2400 Calhoun Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (877) 413-4299 CARPET ONE FLOOR AND HOME 700 Salem Drive Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 685-5735 CHAMPION FORD LINCOLN MAZDA 140 Southtown Boulevard Owensboro, KY 42303-0709 (270) 684-1441 CRANDALL’S HOME FURNISHINGS 130 Salem Drive Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-1926 CRAZY ME GIFTS & APPAREL
DON MOORE CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC 3232 Villa Point Owensboro, KY 42303-0968 (270) 685-5551 DON MOORE TOYOTA- MITSUBISHI-NISSAN-HONDA 4216 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-6236 EN VOGUE 3053 Alvey Park Drive West Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-9288 GENE’S HEALTH FOOD, INC. 1738 Moseley St Owensboro, KY 42303
KENTUCKY MIRROR & PLATE GLASS CO., INC. 722 East Second Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-1318 KIDSTOP CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE, LLC 2660 Frederica Street Suite A Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-6433 KING’S GREAT BUYS PLUS 410 Southtown Boulevard Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-1005 KROGER CO. 2630 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-9411 LANCE & CO. JEWELERS
(270) 684-7221 GREEN RIVER APPLIANCE CO, INC. 1130 JR Miller Blvd Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 215-0307
2730 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-0001 LEGENDS
H & R AGRI-POWER 7274 US Highway 431 Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-2627 HILL VIEW FARMS MEATS, LLC
325 Park Plaza Drive Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-9600 MANTLED HOME / BRANCH & FIELD 2750 Keller Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-1929 MCCOY CONSTRUCTION AND FORESTRY
5024 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 929-0558 HOMETOWN IGA 900 East 25th Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-1269
235 East 20th Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-5419
315 Worthington Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-2339
SAM’S CLUB 5240 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-1930 SCHRECKER SUPPLY CO., INC.
MELLOW MUSHROOM OWENSBORO
TOM BLUE FURNITURE 2737 Veach Road Owensboro, KY 42303-6250 (270) 683-4921 TOWNE SQUARE MALL 5000 Frederica Street, Suite 1 Owensboro, KY 42301-7424 (270) 683-4545 TRISON’S GIFTS 507-511 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-2309 TROPHY HOUSE, INC. 511 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-2305 UNIQUE GRANITE & MARBLE 2601 Old Henderson Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 685-5683 WELBORN FLORAL COMPANY
101 West Second Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-7800 MURPHY APPLIANCE CO., INC. 2225 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303-1308 (270) 683-7396 MURPHY SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 420 Triplett Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-5566 NICK T. ARNOLD JEWELERS 3630 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-8463 OWENSBORO REGIONAL FARMERS MARKET 2800A New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 929-0558 PARTY PAPER PLACE 320 Washington Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-5189 PETTER BUSINESS SYSTEMS 5110 Charter Oak Drive Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 575-6949 PRESERVATION STATION MARKET AND EVENT CENTER 9661 Highway 56 Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 616-7007
1100 Sweeney Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-6244 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS SHOE STOP
2768 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-7508 SIMPLY CHIC HOME ACCENTS 101 A West Third Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-6333 SMITH & BUTTERFIELD OFFICE PRODUCTS 2800 Lynch Road Evansville, IN 47711 (812) 422-3261 STEINKAMP HOME CENTER 1501 Daviess Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 663-1553 THE EARLE
920 East Fourth Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-3283 ADORN BOUTIQUE 113 East 18th Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 316-8758
2686 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-3111
BEAUTY PLUS OWENSBORO 3245 Mt Moriah Ave, Suite 6 Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 240-5665
THE SCRUB SHOPPE 4760 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301-7462 (270) 683-3333
Dining
Barbecue MOONLITE BAR-B-Q INN
Downtown BAR LOUIE 230 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 215-7723
MILE WIDE BEER CO. OWENSBORO 119 East Second Street Owensboro Kentucky 42303 (270) 478-4520 SIP WINE BAR 101 Frederica Street Owensboro, Kentucky 42303 (270) 297-3031 THE BREW BRIDGE 800 West Second Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 240-4216 THE CREME COFFEE HOUSE 109 E. 2nd Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-7787 THE CUP CAKERY 231 Williamsburg Square Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-7787 THE MILLER HOUSE 301 E. 5th Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 685-5878
A world-famous restaurant and buffet with homemade sides, burgoo, and desserts, plus a full salad bar. What began as a thirty seat, roadside restaurant in… Board Room with meeting space for 40 people. Oak Room with seating space for 100 people
BILL’S RESTAURANT 420 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 852-8120 CITY WALK CAFE 222 Allen Street Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 478-4958 COLBY’S DELI & CAFE COLBY’S FINE FOOD & SPIRITS FAMOUS BISTRO FETTA SPECIALTY PIZZA & SPIRITS GRAMPS COFFEE & DONUTS KENTUCKY LEGEND CAFÉ 501 W. 2nd Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 687-8800 LURE SEAFOOD & GRILLE 401 W. 2nd Street Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 240-4556 MELLOW MUSHROOM 101 West 2nd St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 684-7800
2840 W. Parrish Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-8143
OLD HICKORY BAR-B-Q Locally-owned with dine-in, carryout, drive-thru and gift certificates. Located at 25th & Frederica Streets. 338 Washington Avenue Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-9000 OLE SOUTH BARBECUE
Serving Owensboro’s best barbecue with a lunch and dinner buffet, and Owensboro’s best breakfast. 3523 Kentucky 54 Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-6464
Getting Settled
Qualifications
To register to vote, you must: • Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election. • Non-U.S. citizens, including U.S. nationals do not qualify. • Be at least 18 years old by the next General Election. • Kentucky law allows qualified individuals to register at 17 years of age and be able to participate in a Primary Election if the individual will be 18 years old by the General Election. • Not be a convicted felon, or else have had your civil rights restored. • Not have been adjudged mentally incompetent and had voting rights removed. • Not claim the right to vote outside Kentucky.
Ways to Register
Register Online Visit GoVoteKY.com. You may use a current Kentucky Driver’s License to help you complete an application online. (https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky) Register By Mail Print & submit a completed Voter Registration Application to your County Clerk’s Office. (https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/SBE 01 406 Mail In Voter Registration Application.pdf)
Register In Person Visit your County Clerk’s Office to submit an application in person. (https://elect.ky.gov/About-Us/Pages/County-Clerks.aspx)
Voting Centers The Daviess County Clerk’s Office will utilize the following sites for early voting: Owensboro Christian Church, the Owensboro Sportscenter, and Life Community Church. Early voting will occur on the Thursday and Friday prior to Election Day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on the Saturday before Election Day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Voting Locations – PRIMARY & GENERAL ELECTION
• Eastview Elementary School (Gym) 6104 Highway 405 • Maceo Baptist Church 9321 Kelly Cemetery Rd. • Mary Carrico Elementary School (Gym) 9546 Highway 144 • Whitesville Elementary School (Gym) 9656 Highway 54 • Masonville Baptist Church 6601 US Highway 231 • Utica Fire Station 146 Highway 140 E • Saint Martin’s Parrish Hall 5856 Highway 81 • West Louisville Elementary School (Gym) 8400 Highway 56 • Saint Peter’s Parrish Hall 81 Church St • Highland Elementary (Primary Election) 2909 Highway 54 • Audubon Elementary School (Gym) 300 Worthington Rd • Apollo High School (Gym) 2280 Tamarack Rd • Owensboro Sports Center 1215 Hickman Ave • Owensboro Christian Church 2818 New Hartford Rd • Life Community Church (Gym) 1101 Breckenridge St
UTILITY COMPANIES Owensboro Municipal Utilities is the publicly-owned provider of electricity, water and Internet service for the residents and businesses of Owensboro, Kentucky. As a municipally owned utility, we are proud to serve our community by providing quality and reliable utility services at the most economical cost.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities 2070 Tamarack Road Owensboro, KY 42301
Natural Gas Atmos Energy (formerly Western Kentucky Gas) 2401 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 43202 (888) 954-4321 Sewer Regional Water Resource Agency 1722 Pleasant Valley Road Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 687-8440
CABLE TV Spectrum AT&T Direct TV INTERNET Earthling Visat Spectrum AT&T
HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS Circuit Court/Civil (270) 687-7200 Driver’s Licensing (270) 691-9659 Probate (270) 687-7207 County Clerk (270) 685-8434 County Attorney (270) 685-8424 Child Support Division (270) 685-8460 Cold Check Division (270) 685-8490 Criminal Division (270) 685-8429 Victim Assistance (270) 685-4357 Civil Division (270) 685-8424 Juvenile Drug Court (270) 685-5979 Sheriff’s Office (270) 685-8444 Detention Center (270) 685-8466 East Fire Station (270) 685-8440
Airport Fire Station (270) 685-8431 PVA (270) 685-8474 Coroner (270) 685-8428 Animal Control (270) 685-8275 Parks & Recreation (270) 685-6142 Public Works (270) 685-8456 Road Department (270) 685-8456 Engineering (270) 685-8456 Transfer Station (270) 688-8138 Landfill (270) 229-4484 Knottsville Convenience Center (270) 281-9427 County Treasurer (270) 685-8424 Emergency Management (270) 685-8448 Fiscal Court Administration (270) 685-8424
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