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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its strategy to build a national network, Barnhart, one of the nation's largest heavy lift and heavy transportation companies, is expanding their branch network and their ability to serve customers. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, Barnhart recently opened three new branch offices in Charleston, SC; Owensboro, KY; and Richland, WA - all three branches will support project operations. Barnhart also announced a fourth new branch in...

RICHMOND, Va., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owensboro Kentucky is not just known for barbecue and bluegrass music. It's the home of Timber Wolf Moist Snuff. Now you have a chance to meet the people and see the sites in the "Welcome To Owensboro" Sweepstakes. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100528/PH12258LOGO ) Visit the website now at www.Timberwolfsnuff.com to enter the sweepstakes. Select the virtual map of Owensboro to claim a plot of land---every plot is a...

OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All members of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame who can still travel will perform with their respective bands during the International Bluegrass Music Museum's Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration, September 12, 13 & 14, 2011. The 3-day celebration takes place at the International Bluegrass Music Museum and RiverPark Center's Cannon Hall in Owensboro, KY. The event celebrates the life and 100th birthday of Bill Monroe, popularly known as...

OWENSBORO, Ky., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Moonlite is no secret to lovers of burgoo and barbecue mutton, so it was just another day when NBC Sports called wanting them to cook Burgoo with Chef Bobby Flay for a Kentucky Derby Special. The Bosley Family has been cooking up Kentucky's traditional soup Burgoo at the Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn for four generations. The burgoo recipe became a discussion between Moonlite and Bobby Flay when he wished to put Lima Beans into the soup. While Bobby Flay...

OWENSBORO, Ky., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Bluegrass Music Museum's ROMP Bluegrass Roots and Branches Festival will be held June 23-25, 2011 at Yellow Creek Park just outside Owensboro, Ky. Headlining the event are Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Emmylou Harris, Trampled By Turtles, Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile. Adult 3-day passes to this annual fundraising event are on sale in advance for $70 each. Museum...

OWENSBORO, Ky., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's not every day that a musical genre is born, and certainly not one that spreads and takes hold like Bluegrass music. Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass Music," would turn 100 years old in 2011. His life and legacy will be commemorated with the Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration, a collection of festivals and events taking place throughout the year in and around Owensboro, Ky. The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention &...

OWENSBORO, Ky., June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Owensboro Medical Health System will officially break ground for its 447-bed replacement hospital June 5th with a 5K Walk-Run, activities for families and a ceremony that includes participation from OMHS Board of Directors, employees, physicians, several community groups and elected officials, including US Rep. Brett Guthrie. The state-of-the-art facility will continue to grow as a regional hub for medical treatment, serving patients living...

OWENSBORO, Ky., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Owensboro Medical Health System, Inc. today announced the results of its "Modified Dutch Auction" tender offer for a portion of the 2001 Series B and Series C Health System Variable Rate Revenue Bonds (Owensboro Mercy Health System, Inc.) issued by the City of Owensboro, Kentucky, the proceeds of which were loaned to OMHS. The offer expired at 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, July 20, 2009.OMHS has accepted for payment $13,850,000 aggregate...

By RICH DAVIS Courier & Press staff writer 464-7516 or davisr@courierpress.com A 60-foot replica of an early 19th century flatboat takes off from Rockport, Ind., today, retracing a trip Abraham Lincoln took in 1828 when he was taking a load of produce to New Orleans for a local merchant. This time, the flatboat will be carrying heritage: the people of Spencer County, Ind., where Lincoln lived from ages 7 to 21, will share their story with folks in roughly 20 towns in eight states along the...

By Joy Campbell, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Aug. 6--Bryan Blount will be watching the traffic on his street closely today. With city schools back in session, basically every Owensboro High School student, parent and staff member who drives to school will use McCreary Avenue to get there. The school district announced the new traffic and parking plans Monday. Bryan and Amanda Blount live in the yellow house directly across from the driveway of the former library that will be the...