business-buzz
Two beloved Hardin County businesses announced retirements this week — Ruffle Girl and Party Plus — while Etown Comics opened a much larger location. Here is everything from Nate's Business Buzz.
events
A packed week of Hardin County events — from a fifteen-minute strawberry sale Friday to a two-day home show with a $500 cash prize drawing. Here is everything happening March 11–15.
podcast
Ruffle Girl is retiring. Party Plus is closing after 30 years. 2B Thai earned a 9.6/10. The spring housing market is moving. Here is everything from Hardin Local Weekly S2026E11.
Hardin County Government
A new garbage hauler, what actually belongs in those recycling trailers, and what a code enforcement officer really does. Hardin County's Public Works team breaks it down.
business-spotlight
One email from California turned into a three-day weekend for Kevin Jaggers. He headlines Boot Barn's free E-Town Grand Opening — Friday at 4 PM and Sunday at noon, March 6–8.
Restaurant Reviews
Britten and Michele McDowell finally walk into the Jamaican kitchen they smell from their own front porch. The smoked jerk chicken at Eat at the Spot is Britten's hands-down recommendation.
Housing Market
Inventory sits at a balanced 4.9 months, 34 homes hit the market last week, and the Ford plant retooling is already driving contractor lease demand. Rachel Brantingham's March read for Hardin County buyers and sellers.
business-buzz
Baskin Robbins is moving after 50 years across from the hospital, a third Papa John's is coming to Central, and Pelican Snowballs is still searching for a space. Here's Nate Bryan's March Business Buzz.
events
Spring arrives in Hardin County with a packed week — food trucks return to the Farmers Market, Mahj Madness kicks off, Heartland Mini Golf opens its season, and St. Baldrick's caps the weekend. Here's everything happening March 3–8.
podcast
Rachel Brantingham returns to a huge weekend — Kevin Jaggers headlines a free Boot Barn Grand Opening, the housing market holds balanced at 4.9 months, Baskin Robbins moves after 50 years, and the Experienced Eaters find authentic Jamaican in Radcliff. Here's Hardin Local Weekly S2026E10.
event-spotlight
Over 70 tattoo artists, food trucks every day, and a welcoming, walk-up-friendly vibe — Tyler Casey breaks down the E-Town Tattoo & Food Festival at the Haycraft, February 27 through March 1.
business-buzz
Sullivan's Business Park breaks ground, the gutted Movie Palace fuels a Big Sandy theory, Radcliff adds more restaurants, and Boot Barn opens at Starlite Center. Plus a fond farewell to Clark Jewelers' Martha Clark.