Hardin County Daily Brief: September 26, 2026
A property tax review, a $1 million gift to Elizabethtown, and a new Zaxby's headline a quiet Saturday in Hardin County.
Phil Taul
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 25, 2026
Hardin Fiscal Court takes a first step toward pausing data center development, and Elizabethtown gets its first Publix.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 24, 2026
Elizabethtown's long-awaited Publix finally opened its doors, and a new hotel, a harvest festival, and a Career Summit round out the day.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 23, 2026
Vine Grove cuts its property tax rate, a harvest festival takes over downtown E'town Saturday, and a few local heads-up items round out the morning.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 22, 2026
Radcliff honors veterans at its Cultural Festival, Vine Grove's bluegrass weekend returns, and Elizabethtown gets a new state police commander.
podcast
Hardin Local Weekly E38: 200 Burgers, Publix Week, and the Fed
Rachel is back to a full one: a dozen homemade burgers that became 240, one of Elizabethtown's busiest opening weeks of the year, a stacked events calendar, and what the Fed actually did on Wednesday.
Restaurant Reviews
Inside Jon O'Brien's Fourth Double Cheeseburger Day Giveaway
Jon O'Brien's National Double Cheeseburger Day giveaway grew from 12 burgers on a home stove to roughly 240 across two bars. Britten McDowell worked the grill and tells the story.
money-moves
The Fed Raised Rates. What It Did to Mortgages.
The Fed raised rates Wednesday for the first time in three years. Grafton Sizemore on why that is not the same thing as your mortgage rate going up, and what it opens up for buyers.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Inventory Drops to 3.9 Months
Months of inventory dropped from 4.7 to 3.9 right before the Fed moved. 434 active listings, 112 sales in 30 days, and one lone closing in the $600,000 to $800,000 band.
business-buzz
Publix Opens Wednesday, Shoney's Turns 40 in Elizabethtown
Publix opens Wednesday, Bath and Body Works and Cold Stone just opened, Firehouse Subs is hiring under new ownership, and Shoney's marks 40 years in Elizabethtown.
events
Hardin County Events This Week: Harvest Festival, Bluegrass, Oktoberfest
A calendar so full Saturday alone would not fit on one page. The Heartland Harvest Festival downtown, the 27th annual Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival, Fort Knox Oktoberfest, a free glow-in-the-dark 5K, and the circus's last local shows.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 21, 2026
Radcliff honored veterans and culture this weekend, John Hardin's soccer team reached a state final, and county festival season rolled on.