Vol 24/Issue 1
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
JAN.
CHAMBER MATTERS 2026 ROOSTER BOOSTER THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 | 7:30 A.M. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW AT WWW.CHAMBER.OWENSBORO.COM OR BY CALLING 270-926-1860
SPONSORED BY:
Owensboro Convention Center
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501 West Second Street
Rooster Booster to feature State of the Community The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, January 8 at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is co-sponsored by City of Owensboro and Daviess County Fiscal Court and will feature the City/County Addresses. Reserve your spot now at www.chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at
Mayor Tom Watson
(270) 926-1860 by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7. COST IN ADVANCE: $15.50 for Chamber Members and $25.50 for future members. COST AT THE DOOR: $20.50 for Chamber Members and $25.50 for future members.
Tom Watson is the former president and co-owner, with his wife Barbara, of Tom Watson’s Prosthetic and Orthotics Labs, Inc. He recently retired after fifty years as a board-certified Prosthetist, a career that began after a 1970 construction accident left him in need of a prosthesis. Tom studied at Northwestern University Medical School at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Tom has served on numerous local, state, and national boards. A founding member of the KFL youth football league, he received its Lifetime Achievement Award, along with honors from Owensboro Public Schools and the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. Currently, he serves on the You Decide, Kentucky! Board, the Kentucky League of Cities Board of Directors, and the Kentucky Wesleyan College Board of Trustees. He is currently serving his fourth term as Mayor of Owensboro. Tom and Barbara have two sons, David and Jeff Phelps, two daughters-in-law, Trisha and Krystal Phelps, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Charlie Castlen Judge/Executive
In 2022, Charlie was elected to serve the citizens of Daviess County as their County Judge/Executive. He served for 12 years (three terms) as the Central Division County Commissioner and prior to that, served 10 years (five terms) over a 12-year period as an Owensboro City Commissioner, four of which were as Mayor Pro Tem. He is a graduate of Brescia University and was a self-employed CPA with more than 40 years of experience in banking, public accounting, and government. Charlie has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 40 years and together they have three children, Sarah, Theresa, and Daniel-and three grandchildren: Maddie, Griffin, and Owen. As a social and fiscal conservative, Charlie is a committed friend of the taxpayer and is humbled to serve as Daviess County’s Judge/Executive.