📺 Hardin Local Weekly · This Week's Episode
2,000 Classic Cars Hit E-town & the Cameras Reading Your Plate — Watch the Replay
This week: 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 — around 67 cameras, 30-day retention, and the one question nobody has answered yet. Plus Jon has the full Cruisin' the Heartland weekend (kickoff Thursday, car show Friday, downtown cruise-in Saturday), Nate's Business Buzz breaks the story behind Wawa's vanished grand opening, Rachel's Housing Market Update shows inventory finally holding steady, and The Experienced Eaters review 2B Thai.
📅 This Week's Events · 🏠 Housing Market Update · 📖 This 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.
Read the festival guide →
🏛️ Local Government · Part 2
“We’re Naked Right Now”: E’town Advances Data Center Rules
A packed room, a 3-0 vote, and eleven new standards headed to City Council. What the rules actually say, what residents said was still missing, and the one question about Glendale that nobody in the room followed up on.
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This Week on Hardin Local: Plate Cameras & Cruisin' Weekend
The cameras already know your car, so Phil asked the people watching them. Plus 2,000 classic cars downtown, Wawa's vanished grand opening, steady housing inventory, and 2B Thai.
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Cruisin' the Heartland 2026: 2,000+ Classic Cars in E-town
Jon O'Brien's week: Cruisin' the Heartland brings 2,000-plus classic cars downtown, the Voices of Change Back to School Bash, a rodeo, a memorial 5K, and dollar wings at Duff's.
More events →Beignets and Brews Coming to E-town; Wawa Opening Postponed
Everbowl is out and Beignets and Brews is in at the Publix development, Baskin-Robbins and Iron Brigade Gym open big, and Wawa's grand opening quietly disappears after a gas spill.
More business →Hardin County Housing: Inventory Steadies at 416, $290K Median
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More housing →2B Thai Review: E-town's Anniversary-Dinner Standard
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