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Hardin Local
Oct 18
Hardin Local E42: Firehouse Subs, HomeGoods and Halloween
Firehouse Subs returns, HomeGoods opens at City Center, the week ahead is all Halloween, Grafton on the middle-class money trap, and Britten goes back to Eat at the Spot.
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Hardin Local
Sep 27
Hardin Local's Halloween Guide 2026: Every Spooky Season Event in Hardin County
Haunted trails, $3 scary movies, trunk-or-treats in every corner of the county and costume parties for the grown-ups. Every confirmed Halloween event in Hardin County this October, day by day. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
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Hardin Local
Sep 16
Hardin Local's First Sunday Night Show Recap
The first Hardin Local Weekly on Sunday nights: O'Charley's closes and Chipotle moves in, a food review redo at The Peach Cobbler Factory, a loaded week of events, and Money Moves with G.
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Hardin Local
Sep 9
The Last Tuesday Show: Hardin Local Moves to Sundays at 7
The last Tuesday show at 1 PM. The show is not ending — the day is. Hardin Local Weekly moves to Sunday nights at 7 PM Eastern starting September 13th.
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Hardin Local
Sep 4
No Credible Threat: Hardin County Schools and Police Address the “Cat in the Hat” Trend
Superintendent Terrie Morgan appeared alongside the Elizabethtown and Radcliff police chiefs and the Hardin County sheriff in a joint September 3 message. Investigators found no credible threat, but Kentucky law treats these posts as felonies.
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Hardin Local
Oct 18
Hardin County Events Oct 19-25: Ghost Walks, Trunk or Treats
A historically accurate ghost walk, four haunts, two trunk or treats and the last weekend of Spooky Movies at the State: Jon O'Brien and Grafton Sizemore's Hardin County week, October 19 to 25.
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Hardin Local
Oct 12
Hardin County Events Oct 12-18: Glow-O-Ween, Glendale Festival
Glow-O-Ween at Malibu Jack's, the Glendale Crossing Festival, a sunset 5K and spooky movies at the State: Rachel Brantingham and Grafton Sizemore's Hardin County week for October 12 to 18.
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Hardin Local
Oct 6
Hardin County Events Oct 5-11: 5Ks, Trunk or Treat, Haunted House
Two 5Ks, a free EMS Trunk or Treat, the Masonic Haunted House and a spooky movie at the State Theater: Jon O'Brien's Hardin County week for October 5 to 11.
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Hardin Local
Sep 28
Spooky Moon Market, Softball, 43 Halloween Events in Etown
The Spooky Moon Market, a PGF softball tournament at Elizabethtown Sports Park, and Hardin Local's freshly published Halloween Guide with 43 confirmed events.
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Hardin Local
Sep 27
Hardin Local's Halloween Guide 2026: Every Spooky Season Event in Hardin County
Haunted trails, $3 scary movies, trunk-or-treats in every corner of the county and costume parties for the grown-ups. Every confirmed Halloween event in Hardin County this October, day by day. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
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Hardin Local
Aug 4
Snow Dogs Food Truck: Fundraisers That Give 20% Back
Steve Ames wanted a snowball. Now his food truck donates 20% of gross sales to Hardin County schools, churches, and ball teams. The full Business Spotlight.
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Hardin Local
Aug 4
'Against Hyperscale Data Centers': E'town's Rules Reach City Council
Elizabethtown's data center zoning rules got their first reading at City Council on August 3. The mayor explained why the city chose regulations over a moratorium. The adoption vote is still ahead. Here is what was said, in their own words.
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Hardin Local
Jul 30
The Cameras Already Know Your Car. So We Asked the People Watching Them.
At least 67 license plate cameras are watching Hardin County roads. We sat down on camera with the police chiefs running them and asked every uncomfortable question, including what happens when one of their own abuses it.
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Hardin Local
Jul 22
White Mills Days 2026: 51st Annual Festival Guide — Aug 14-15
Laura Nall walks through all of White Mills Days' 51st year — Friday's touch-a-truck and husband calling contest, Saturday's parade and duck race, and the quilt worth bidding on.
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Hardin Local E42: Firehouse Subs, HomeGoods and Halloween
Firehouse Subs returns, HomeGoods opens at City Center, the week ahead is all Halloween, Grafton on the middle-class money trap, and Britten goes back to Eat at the Spot.
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Hardin County Events Oct 19-25: Ghost Walks, Trunk or Treats
A historically accurate ghost walk, four haunts, two trunk or treats and the last weekend of Spooky Movies at the State: Jon O'Brien and Grafton Sizemore's Hardin County week, October 19 to 25.
More events →Firehouse Subs Returns, HomeGoods Opens Oct 22 in Etown
Firehouse Subs is back in Etown, HomeGoods opens October 22 at City Center, the Eriksen building and its fountain are gone, and two Splatter & Shatter winners.
More business →Hardin County Housing: 24 Contracts, 423 Active, Oct 2026
Hardin County homes under contract rebounded from 17 to 24, with 423 active listings and inventory steady at 4.3 months. Rachel Brantingham breaks it down by price range.
More housing →Eat at the Spot in Radcliff: Experienced Eater Review
Britten McDowell goes back to Eat at the Spot in Radcliff for smoked jerk chicken, peas and rice and a spicy beef pie, and gives it 4.5 out of 5 forks.
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'Accessory Uses Only': E'town Adopts Its Data Center Rules, 6-0
Elizabethtown's data center zoning rules are now law. The City Council adopted Ordinance 13-2026 on a 6-0 roll call vote August 17, with no discussion. Minutes later, a resident asked the question nobody had asked before the vote: does the 50,000 square foot cap include sub-basements?
Read the latest → All government coverage →Hardin County Daily Brief: October 19, 2026
A 50th-year festival in Glendale, a return for Cardboard Nation, and a frost advisory to start the week.
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