📺 Hardin Local Weekly — This Week
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Catch the edited episode on Facebook & YouTube, or take it with you on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. This week: the Riverside Marketing spotlight, the Malibu Jack's Glow Night giveaway, Song's Kitchen, Rachel's housing update, and this week's events.
🏗️ 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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⭐ Business Spotlight
Meet Stephen Ruley of Riverside Marketing Solutions
This week's episode sponsor is local, veteran-owned marketing right here in Elizabethtown. Owner Stephen Ruley is a U.S. Marine who came home, rebuilt after the flood, and now helps local businesses get noticed without spending a fortune — ads, branding, SEO, web, and social. Mention Hardin Local for $100 off ad creation.
Read Stephen's story →📞 Text first: 270-234-7822 · RiversideMarketingKY.com
⛪ 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 →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 →Bluegrass Meats Moves Downtown + a West Point Wine House
Nate Bryan's Business Buzz: an award-winning BBQ spot trades up to the old downtown Dairy Queen building, Bells and Whistles announces a wine house, and the City Center article tops 100,000 viewers.
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 →The 2026 Hardin County VBS Guide: Every Vacation Bible School This Summer
Every Vacation Bible School still to come across Hardin County this summer — 24 programs organized week by week, with dates, ages, flyers, and registration links. Compiled from your submissions by Hardin Local.
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