Housing Market
Hardin County Housing: Market Turns More Selective
Fewer homes sold, but they sold faster and for more. Rachel Brantingham on what a slower absorption rate really means for Hardin County buyers and sellers.
Phil Taul
business-buzz
Publix Opening Date Set for Elizabethtown: September 23
Nate Bryan has the Publix opening date everyone's been asking about, plus a new skin bar, a bungee fitness studio, and four tenants leaving Mulberry Square.
events
Football Opens Friday: Hardin County's Full Event Guide
Jon O'Brien previews a packed week: football opens Friday with John Hardin's only home game, plus the Homecoming Parade, St. James Picnic, and Bee School.
civic
Meeting Report: Elizabethtown City Council, August 17, 2026
Data center rules adopted 6-0, an ice rink bid rejected at nearly twice budget, a new public speaking policy, a second nonprofit moving into the Woodland Drive building, and two public comments. What happened at the August 17 Elizabethtown City Council meeting, from the city's own video.
civic
'Accessory Uses Only': E'town Adopts Its Data Center Rules, 6-0
Elizabethtown's data center zoning rules are now law. The City Council adopted Ordinance 13-2026 on a 6-0 roll call vote August 17, with no discussion. Minutes later, a resident asked the question nobody had asked before the vote: does the 50,000 square foot cap include sub-basements?
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 18, 2026
Flock cameras help police recover seven stolen cars, the Justice Center reopens after an HVAC closure, and Rand Paul checks in on Fort Knox's gold.
news
Off The Clock's Grand Opening Is Friday: The Rooftop, the Vault and the Bourbon Lockers
Off The Clock's grand opening is Friday, Aug. 21, on the second floor of The Assembly above the Social Food Hall. GM Caleb Powers walked us through the whole space first: the rooftop nobody knew was there, the private tasting room, the bourbon lockers, and the entrance you will get wrong.
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.
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.