Hardin County Daily Brief: October 23, 2026

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Today in Hardin County

• 10:30 AM · Books & Brew · Online via Zoom (details)
• 10:45 AM · Prenatal & Pelvic Floor Pilates · Hardin County Public Library, Elizabethtown (details)
• 3:00 – 4:00 PM · Kids Haunted House Workshop · The Blue Door, Elizabethtown (details)
• 5:00 – 8:00 PM · Vine Grove Food Truck Friday · Optimist Park, Vine Grove (details)
• 7:00 PM · Spooky Movies at the State: Casper · Historic State Theater, Elizabethtown (details)
• 7:00 PM · Fiddler on the Roof · The PAC, Elizabethtown (details)

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Tomorrow

• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hardin County Farmers Market · 200 Peterson Dr., Elizabethtown
• 8:30 AM · Panther Cheer Halloween Spirit Run · Elizabethtown High School, Elizabethtown (details)
• 12:00 – 8:00 PM · Fall Pumpkin Trio Workshop · The Blue Door, Elizabethtown (details)

Top of the morning

Elizabethtown City Council unanimously approved up to $17 million in bond authority for a planned City Hall on Ring Road. A zone-change request for a Dollar General on Hodgenville Road was withdrawn before the county planning meeting. Halloween events are lining up at ECTC, Fort Knox and an Elizabethtown grocery store.

Around the county

Elizabethtown approves up to $17M for new City Hall. The council voted unanimously on general obligation bond authority for the planned building at 2323 Ring Road. (Quicksie 98.3)

Dollar General rezoning request withdrawn. The request for 2305 Hodgenville Road came off the Hardin County Planning and Development Commission's Oct. 13 agenda, and no hearings were scheduled. (Quicksie 98.3)

ECTC awards more than $209,000 in scholarships. A total of 113 students received awards ranging from $500 to $6,000 for the 2026-2027 school year. (ECTC)

New four-way stops coming to Glendale and Garrett. The state is adding the stops on rural roads in Hardin and Meade counties. (The News-Enterprise)

Fort Knox gate changes for Veterans Day. Wilson Gate is closed Nov. 10 and 11, and Brandenburg Gate is closed Nov. 11, while Chaffee Gate stays open around the clock. (DVIDS)

ECTC Spooktacular is Tuesday, Oct. 27. The campus-wide trick-or-treat runs 3 to 6 p.m. and has been a tradition for nearly 15 years. (ECTC)

Fort Knox Boo Fest is Oct. 30. The Education Center event runs 2 to 4 p.m. at Building 65 and is open to the public. (DVIDS)

One more thing

Price Less IGA plans its first spooktacular. The E'town Plaza grocery store on Sycamore Street hosts the event Saturday. (The News-Enterprise)

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