Hardin County Daily Brief: October 2, 2026
Trunk-or-treat season kicks off, Fort Knox collects awards, and John Hardin volleyball keeps winning.
Phil Taul
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 30, 2026
A truck and tractor pull, new school labs, and a deer-season heads up for Hardin County drivers.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 29, 2026
A red carpet movie premiere at The State Theater, a Fort Knox Oktoberfest and a Blue Alert follow-up top Tuesday's county roundup.
podcast
Hardin Local E39: Etown Tourism, Publix, Halloween Season
A first for the show: Elizabethtown Tourism's new executive director joins us all night. Plus Publix's first week, Halloween season, Green Bamboo, a faster housing market and the money move before house hunting.
Restaurant Reviews
Green Bamboo Earns Another Visit From The Experienced Eater
The Experienced Eater revisits Green Bamboo in Elizabethtown for a date night, and Britten McDowell finds the longtime Chinese restaurant still improving.
money-moves
Money Moves with G: Get Pre-Qualified Before You Shop
Before you tour a single house, talk to a lender. Grafton Sizemore breaks down what a pre-qualification actually checks, and why Rachel Brantingham says agents want buyers qualified first.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Inventory Ticks Up to 4.3 Months
Contract activity actually sped up in Hardin County last week, even as months of inventory ticked up to 4.3. Rachel Brantingham breaks down the numbers by price point.
events
Spooky Moon Market, Softball, 43 Halloween Events in Etown
The Spooky Moon Market, a PGF softball tournament at Elizabethtown Sports Park, and Hardin Local's freshly published Halloween Guide with 43 confirmed events.
Special Guest Interviews
Etown Tourism's Krysta Souleyrette on Hardin Local
For the first time, Elizabethtown Tourism came on Hardin Local. New executive director Krysta Souleyrette explains what tourism does for the people who live here.
business-buzz
Publix Is Open in Elizabethtown: What's Coming Next
Publix is open, with an upper deck for everyone and Pub subs already a hit, and the shopping center around it, from Firehouse Subs to Beignets and Brew, is filling in fast.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 28, 2026
A record-setting charity fashion show and a nail-biter football win headline Hardin County's Monday.
events
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.