Hardin County Daily Brief: August 20, 2026
A vandalism charge, a Flock camera assist, and fall events fill today's Hardin County roundup.
Phil Taul
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 19, 2026
A KSP trooper pulls a family from a burning wreck on I-65, license-plate cameras crack a car theft ring, and Hinton's Orchard turns 20.
podcast
Hardin Local E34: Meet Grafton & the Handoff
A new co-host, a big handoff, football's return, a Publix opening date, and a housing market getting more selective. Here's everything from this week's show.
Special Guest Interviews
Meet Grafton Sizemore, Hardin Local's New Co-Host
Rachel Brantingham introduces her new co-host, Motto Mortgage loan officer Grafton Sizemore, on the same episode where Phil Taul and Scott Lucas announce their handoff.
Restaurant Reviews
Guero's Salsa and More Review: Radcliff Taco Trailer
Fried taco shells, a 12 inch quesadilla, and a tres leches cake that ended in a tug of war. Britten and Michele McDowell review Guero's Salsa and More in Radcliff.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Market Turns More Selective
Fewer homes sold, but they sold faster and for more. Rachel Brantingham on what a slower absorption rate really means for Hardin County buyers and sellers.
business-buzz
Publix Opening Date Set for Elizabethtown: September 23
Nate Bryan has the Publix opening date everyone's been asking about, plus a new skin bar, a bungee fitness studio, and four tenants leaving Mulberry Square.
events
Football Opens Friday: Hardin County's Full Event Guide
Jon O'Brien previews a packed week: football opens Friday with John Hardin's only home game, plus the Homecoming Parade, St. James Picnic, and Bee School.
civic
Meeting Report: Elizabethtown City Council, August 17, 2026
Data center rules adopted 6-0, an ice rink bid rejected at nearly twice budget, a new public speaking policy, a second nonprofit moving into the Woodland Drive building, and two public comments. What happened at the August 17 Elizabethtown City Council meeting, from the city's own video.
civic
'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?
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 18, 2026
Flock cameras help police recover seven stolen cars, the Justice Center reopens after an HVAC closure, and Rand Paul checks in on Fort Knox's gold.
news
Off The Clock's Grand Opening Is Friday: The Rooftop, the Vault and the Bourbon Lockers
Off The Clock's grand opening is Friday, Aug. 21, on the second floor of The Assembly above the Social Food Hall. GM Caleb Powers walked us through the whole space first: the rooftop nobody knew was there, the private tasting room, the bourbon lockers, and the entrance you will get wrong.