Good morning, Owensboro.

Owensboro will host the Hemmings Great Race stop on Veterans Boulevard on Tuesday, June 24th at 4:30 p.m.—120 antique automobiles and a free rally spanning 2,300 miles with 17 city stops are set to draw local fans.

The Senior Community Center of Owensboro Daviess County announced it received a $9,600 grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels to buy vehicles for its Meals on Wheels program — the grant will support a dedicated fleet so delivery drivers do not have to use their own cars.

Louisville lawyer Jeremy Winton and producer Kristi Kilday opened Kentucky Sound Stage in Owensboro as part of a state plan to bring more movies to Kentucky—filmmakers will receive up to a 35% tax credit on in-state production costs starting July 1.

The program is capped at $75 million a year and is expected to boost local film jobs and business.

Javier Moreno-Garibaldi, 38—an illegal immigrant from Mexico—pled guilty to trafficking over 70,000 fentanyl pills and was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release after his arrest at a Holiday Inn in Evansville on September 4.

Senior centers in the GRADD region earned Veteran-Friendly Senior Center certificates after a training session led by DAIL and state officials—this certification lets staff better connect veterans and their families with local services.

Kentucky became the first state to launch this program, which boosts access to veteran benefits.

ROMP Festival Featuring The Dillards

8 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. — Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum — Tickets required — Celebrate 22 years of bluegrass music in a picturesque setting at the ROMP Festival.

Daviess County Fireworks Show

Evening hours — Yellow Creek Park — Free entry — Celebrate Independence Day with a spectacular fireworks display from a new vantage point for better views.