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Hardin Local
Nov 5
Hardin County Election Results 2026
Every Hardin County race from the clerk's 8:40 PM unofficial count, with a searchable results board, closest-margin sort and links to the key moments of Hardin Local's Election Night livestream.
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Hardin Local
Nov 2
Hardin Local E44: Your Ballot Tuesday, Airport Reveal
Election Day is Tuesday. The voter guide, Nate's airport and SpringHill Suites reveals, the week of November 2 to 8 and 4.5 months of housing inventory.
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Hardin Local
Oct 26
Hardin Local E43: Long John Silver's, Halloween Week, Taxes
Long John Silver's will be rebuilt, HomeGoods is open, Halloween week is packed, early voting starts Thursday, and G explains property taxes and escrow.
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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
Nov 12
Hardin County Events, Nov 9-15: Veterans Week
Veterans Week in Hardin County: Farm-City Day, the Veterans Expo and Chamber Luncheon, Strides for Service, a Supertramp tribute and two holiday shopping events.
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Hardin Local
Nov 2
Hardin County Events Nov 2 to 8: Concert, Parade, Soccer
Election Day leads off the week, then Confederate Railroad, the Vine Grove Veterans Day Parade and Car Show, and a soccer-packed weekend at the Elizabethtown Sports Park.
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Hardin Local
Oct 26
Hardin County Halloween Week Events: Oct 26 to Nov 1
Halloween week in Hardin County, October 26 to November 1: a free homebuyer workshop, ECTC Spooktacular, Diamond Rio, haunted trails and a trunk-or-treat almost every night.
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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
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 E45: Wawa Opens Nov 19, Veterans Week
Wawa has an opening date, it is Veterans Week in Hardin County, and The Experienced Eater is back at StrEAT Kitchen. Plus Rachel's housing numbers and Nate's Business Buzz.
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Hardin County Events, Nov 9-15: Veterans Week
Veterans Week in Hardin County: Farm-City Day, the Veterans Expo and Chamber Luncheon, Strides for Service, a Supertramp tribute and two holiday shopping events.
More events →Wawa Opens Nov 19, Residence Inn Open on Ring Road
Wawa has an opening date, the Residence Inn is open on Ring Road, a Glendale development is planned, and Nate remembers Priddy Jewelers owner Wes Priddy.
More business →Hardin County Housing: 431 Active, 4.4 Months Supply
Contracts and closings rebounded in Hardin County, with 431 active homes, about 4.4 months of inventory and a $275,495 median sold price.
More housing →StrEAT Kitchen at Social Food Hall: Experienced Eater
Britten McDowell is back on The Experienced Eater with burgers, beef tallow fried tots and house-made sauces at StrEAT Kitchen in the Social Food Hall.
More reviews →Hardin County Local Guides
Evergreen, plan-it-in-one-tab guides — Vacation Bible School, summer camps, and more across Hardin County.
Browse guides →All episodes
Browse the Hardin Local Weekly archive — every episode + show notes.
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.
Read their story →Government & Daily Coverage
'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: November 12, 2026
Veterans Day observances, new state troopers and a crowded fiscal court meeting for Central Hardin's state champions.
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