📺 Hardin Local Weekly — This Week
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Watch live Tuesdays at 1:00 PM on Facebook & YouTube, or take it with you on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. This week: a brand-new German-American café downtown, a loaded Father's Day weekend of events, Rachel's housing update, and our candidate interviews for November.
📅 This Week's Events · 🏠 Housing Market Update · 🗳️ Candidate Interviews
🏗️ Special Report
City Center: What's Really Coming to the New Elizabethtown Mall
Phil & Nate walked the entire Towne Mall as it becomes the open-air "City Center" — 4 new-to-E'town stores, ~61,000 sq ft of new retail, the rumor mill, and your live questions answered.
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⛪ New Guide
The 2026 Hardin County VBS Guide — Every Vacation Bible School This Summer
Every Vacation Bible School still to come across Hardin County — 24 programs organized week by week through early August, with dates, ages, flyers, and registration links. Search by church or town and plan the whole summer in one tab.
Open the VBS Guide →⚽ Following the Cup
USA Is in the World Cup, and It's on Home Soil
Team USA opened with a 4 to 1 win in the first ever 48 team World Cup. Read our plain English guide to how the new format works, then follow along on our live tracker with USA's next match, the standings, and the bracket taking shape.
This Week on Hardin Local: The Marine Who Came Home
A Marine's homecoming story anchors a packed week — Glow Night arrives Thursday, the housing market crosses a milestone, a BBQ favorite moves downtown, and a Radcliff spot is reborn.
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Hardin County Events This Week: June 9–14, 2026
Jon O'Brien's rundown of the week Glow Night finally arrives — plus the Freeman Lake Lawn Party, Sweet Baby James, comedy at the Saber & Quill, and a weekend of free family events.
More events →109 N Mulberry: A German-American Café Opens in Downtown Elizabethtown
There is a new flavor downtown, and it is one you do not see every day around here. 109 N Mulberry, a brand new German-American café, just h
More business →Hardin County Housing: Inventory Crosses 400 Active Homes
Active inventory crossed 400 homes for the first time in recent memory — and Rachel Brantingham explains why that's balance, not a warning sign. Full Heart of Kentucky MLS numbers inside.
More housing →Song's Kitchen Review: Radcliff's New Korean Dinner Buffet
Britten and Michele McDowell return to a Radcliff spot they reviewed in 2025 — now reborn as Song's Kitchen under new ownership, with a dinner buffet and a spicy rice cake worth the drive.
More reviews →109 N Mulberry: A German-American Café Opens in Downtown Elizabethtown
There is a new flavor downtown, and it is one you do not see every day around here. 109 N Mulberry, a brand new German-American café, just h
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Veteran-owned marketing in Elizabethtown. Marine Stephen Ruley helps local businesses get noticed with ads, branding, SEO, web, and social.
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