📺 Hardin Local Weekly · LIVE Tuesday at 1 PM
2,000 Classic Cars Hit Downtown & Phil's Special Report — Watch Live
Live this Tuesday at 1 PM: Phil sat down on camera with the police chiefs of Elizabethtown and Radcliff to ask the hard questions about the license plate cameras going up across Hardin County — he shares what he found in a special report. Plus Jon has the full Cruisin' the Heartland weekend (kickoff Thursday, car show Friday, downtown cruise-in Saturday), back-to-school season is in full swing, Nate's Business Buzz has two grand openings and Wednesday's Wawa opening, Rachel has your Housing Market Update, and The Experienced Eaters review 2B Thai.
📅 This Week's Events · 🏠 Housing Market Update · 📖 Last Week's Recap
🎪 Save the Date · August 14–15
White Mills Days Turns 51 — The Full Festival Guide
Fifty-one years, one small town: the parade, the famous Rubber Duck River Race, touch-a-truck, the hog-calling (and husband-calling) contests, fireworks Friday night, and the secret-recipe BBQ chicken — plus a quilt three generations in the making. Laura Nall walked us through the whole weekend.
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🏛️ Local Government
Data Center Rules for Elizabethtown, Before Anyone Even Asks
No application, no project. But E’town is already writing the rulebook. The mayor, the planning director, and the council, in their own words, with the video, plus the one date to know if you want a say: the July 28 public hearing.
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This Week on Hardin Local: $11.3M Unclaimed & White Mills Days
Rachel returns to an $11.3 million episode: the Kentucky Treasurer's unclaimed property Roadshow, White Mills Days' 51st year, the county's first Chipotle, and more.
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Beardmerica & This Week's Hardin County Events — July 21-27
A charity beard competition headlines the week: Beardmerica returns to the American Legion Saturday, with touch-a-truck, kickball, 3-on-3 soccer, and more across Hardin County.
More events →O'Charley's Closing, First Chipotle Coming — Business Buzz
O'Charley's says goodbye and Hardin County's first Chipotle is in line for the site — plus a second 7 Brew, Zaxby's rising by Cracker Barrel, and Towne Mall's continuing sign wave.
More business →Hardin County Housing: 80 Days on Market — July 2026 Update
Days on market jumped to 80 and inventory rose to 3.7 months. Rachel Brantingham breaks down what Hardin County's drift toward a balanced market means for you.
More housing →Experienced Eater Tours the New Kroger Marketplace
The Experienced Eater's first-ever grocery store review: inside the new Kroger Marketplace on Ring Road, from the impressive aisles to the adventurous parking lot.
More reviews →Hardin County Local Guides
Evergreen, plan-it-in-one-tab guides — Vacation Bible School, summer camps, and more across Hardin County.
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Browse archive →Featured Local Businesses
HubHaus
Three friends and a garage full of homebrew became a restaurant, brewery, and arcade under one roof on Main Street in downtown E-town. Co-owner Nick Garrett tells the whole story.
Read their story →109 N Mulberry German-American Café
A new German-American café from Janine Washle, "The Flavor Queen," now open in downtown Elizabethtown. Get the full story and the complete menu.
Read their story →Riverside Marketing Solutions
Veteran-owned marketing in Elizabethtown. Marine Stephen Ruley helps local businesses get noticed with ads, branding, SEO, web, and social.
Read their story →Lead Pest Control
A new local, owner-operated pest company. Meet Josh Frenette, the man behind the "what's bugging you?" segment.
Read their story →Member Medical DPC
How Direct Primary Care works in Elizabethtown. Jim Owen and Hannah Warnshuis on cutting health costs at the source.
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