New owners have taken over Towne Square Mall in Owensboro.

The Shop Local movement has really taken off, and Owensboro is right in the heart of it.

On Saturday, nearly 70 local businesses took part in the Owensboro-Daviess County Chamber of Commerce’s Shop Owensboro campaign.

Shop Owensboro is a local take on the national American Express movement Small Business Saturday, an effort that encourages people to shop small and bring more holiday shopping to small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

A record 63 stores will be participating in Saturday’s seventh annual Shop Owensboro campaign.

In 2016, a few Chamber Young Professional (CYP) leaders and I attended the YP Unite Summit in Louisville not really knowing what to expect.

With 150 expected to attend the YP Unite Summit at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum this weekend, the Owensboro Chamber of Young Professionals hopes to make a lasting impression on those in attendance.

Green River Whiskey, which billed itself as “The Whiskey Without A Headache,” will be made in Owensboro again more than a century after the historic distillery burned to the ground.

This past week, my husband and I had the opportunity to vote as we won’t be able to make it to the polls on Election Day.

With only one local election on the Nov. 5 ballot, that means Tuesday’s annual Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Red, White and Blue Picnic will feature candidates seeking statewide offices.