Hardin County Daily Brief: August 17, 2026
Flock cameras crack a car-theft ring, the American Legion hands out $25,000, and a strong storm is tracking through the county this morning.
Phil Taul
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 16, 2026
A senator's stop at Fort Knox, a hometown company's revenue milestone, and a heat advisory lead a quiet Sunday in Hardin County.
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 15, 2026
A quick-thinking KSP trooper pulled a family of four from a burning I-65 rollover in Hardin County, and a heat advisory covers the whole county through Sunday night.
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 14, 2026
Hardin County explains its tornado siren call, a heat advisory covers the county through tonight, and Radcliff Head Start reopens after a months-long move.
news
Four Missing Hours and an Unapproved Plan: What the Records Show About the Wawa Spill
Public records obtained by Hardin Local reconstruct the night of the July 20 fuel spill at Elizabethtown's new Wawa: who was told, who was not, and the state's rejection of the plan for the fuel work. The full investigation is free to read with a Hardin Local account.
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 13, 2026
A new school year opens across Hardin County, plus a Cecilia mom's fight over long bus routes, a bank CEO exit and Etown's new trail-town title.
podcast
Hardin Local Weekly E33: White Mills Days & Off The Clock
Six hosts, White Mills Days at 51, a rooftop bar nobody knew about, an 87 percent jump in contracts, and the premiere of our new statewide show.
event-spotlight
Bourbon Local: Hardin Local's New Statewide Kentucky Show
Hardin Local's statewide sister show has launched. Bourbon as the thread, not the whole subject, with Jessica Zimlich, Jon O'Brien and Phil Taul.
Restaurant Reviews
Sabor Cubano Revisited: Better in Month Six? | Radcliff KY
The real test is not the grand opening, it is month six. Britten McDowell revisits Sabor Cubano in Radcliff to see how it is holding up.
Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Contracts Jump 87% in One Week
Contracts nearly doubled week over week. Rachel Brantingham on why buyers are asking about value, not price, and what the five price tiers really show.
business-buzz
Inside Off The Clock, Elizabethtown's New Rooftop Bar
A first look inside Off The Clock, the new bourbon bar on the second floor of The Assembly, including the rooftop most of downtown has never seen.
events
White Mills Days 2026: Full Schedule, Duck Race & Parade
Jon O'Brien walks through all of White Mills Days, plus a Michter's tasting at Cavern Club and a free Jake's Day for kids 16 and under.