Hardin County Daily Brief: July 23, 2026
Hardin County came through Tuesday night's tornado with minimal damage, and county business carried on anyway.
Phil Taul
Hardin County Daily Brief: July 22, 2026
Regional childcare funding, a closed-out highway memorial, and Fort Knox's gold reserves all made news around Hardin County today.
Hardin County Daily Brief: July 20, 2026
Glendale's first SummerFest packed the park, a fallen soldier's memorial sign went up, and a new law means more stops for school buses this fall.
Hardin County Daily Brief: July 19, 2026
A fallen soldier gets a highway named in his honor, plus school growth numbers, a downtown Bardstown distillery opening, and a cattle-theft case closes out.
podcast
This Week on Hardin Local: $11.3M Unclaimed & White Mills Days
Rachel returns to an $11.3 million episode: the Kentucky Treasurer's unclaimed property Roadshow, White Mills Days' 51st year, the county's first Chipotle, and more.
event-spotlight
White Mills Days 2026: 51st Annual Festival Guide — Aug 14-15
Laura Nall walks through all of White Mills Days' 51st year — Friday's touch-a-truck and husband calling contest, Saturday's parade and duck race, and the quilt worth bidding on.
podcast
$11.3M Unclaimed in Hardin County — Treasurer Metcalf
Kentucky's Treasurer came to the show with a number and a date: $11.3 million unclaimed in Hardin County, and a Friday Roadshow at the Government Center to help claim it.
Restaurant Reviews
Experienced Eater Tours the New Kroger Marketplace
The Experienced Eater's first-ever grocery store review: inside the new Kroger Marketplace on Ring Road, from the impressive aisles to the adventurous parking lot.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: 80 Days on Market — July 2026 Update
Days on market jumped to 80 and inventory rose to 3.7 months. Rachel Brantingham breaks down what Hardin County's drift toward a balanced market means for you.
business-buzz
O'Charley's Closing, First Chipotle Coming — Business Buzz
O'Charley's says goodbye and Hardin County's first Chipotle is in line for the site — plus a second 7 Brew, Zaxby's rising by Cracker Barrel, and Towne Mall's continuing sign wave.
events
Beardmerica & This Week's Hardin County Events — July 21-27
A charity beard competition headlines the week: Beardmerica returns to the American Legion Saturday, with touch-a-truck, kickball, 3-on-3 soccer, and more across Hardin County.
Hardin County Daily Brief: July 21, 2026
School bells are almost ringing again, and Hardin County has a new bus stop law to go with them.