Hardin County Daily Brief: October 26, 2026
A new fall festival, a downtown ghost walk, and a Fort Knox autonomous vehicle test lead the day in Hardin County.
Weather
Today: 75°, mostly sunny. Tonight: 48°, partly cloudy. Tuesday: 75°, mostly sunny.
No active weather alerts for Hardin County.
Forecast: National Weather Service.
Today in Hardin County
- 4:30 PM · Elizabethtown City Council Work Session · Elizabethtown City Hall, Elizabethtown
- ⚠️ Listed, not confirmed: 5:30 – 7:30 PM · Chick-fil-A Mulberry Street Community Trunk or Treat · Chick-fil-A Mulberry Street, Elizabethtown
- 6:00 PM · Full Moon Sound Bath · A.N.D Wellness, Elizabethtown
Tomorrow
- 3:00 – 4:00 PM · Little Kids LEGO Club · Hardin County Public Library, Elizabethtown
- 5:30 – 6:30 PM · Hardin County Fiscal Court Voting Meeting · Hardin County Government Center, Elizabethtown
- 6:00 PM · Elizabethtown Planning Commission Meeting · Elizabethtown City Hall, Elizabethtown
Top of the morning
Elizabethtown hosted its first Price Less IGA Fall Festival in the E'town Plaza, drawing a large crowd. The annual Ghost Walk also drew 130 people on its opening night downtown. Fort Knox was the site of a DARPA test of autonomous vehicles. The Sheriff's Office reported that a man died days after an ATV crash in the county.
Around the county
First E'town Price Less IGA Fall Festival fills the plaza The parking lot outside Price Less IGA in the E'town Plaza was full for the grocer's first fall festival, with games and activities. (The News-Enterprise)
DARPA tests autonomous vehicles at Fort Knox The U.S. Army says DARPA ran tests of autonomous vehicles at Fort Knox that used human-controlled strikes. (Defence Industry Europe)
Man dies days after ATV crash in Hardin County The Sheriff's Office says a man was ejected from an ATV and later died. (WLKY)
One more thing
Ghost Walk draws a crowd in downtown E'town With seven tours left on opening night, 130 people had already taken the tour of haunted historic buildings around downtown Elizabethtown. (The News-Enterprise)
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