Hardin County Daily Brief: October 30, 2026
A music donation, an airport ribbon cutting and a rezoning hearing date lead the county's news.
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Today in Hardin County
- ⚠️ Listed, not confirmed: 4:00 – 8:00 PM · Party in the Closet! Halloween Party · Closet Encore 2, Elizabethtown
- ⚠️ Listed, not confirmed: 4:00 – 11:00 PM · Halloween at The Straight and Narrow · The Straight and Narrow, Elizabethtown
- 5:00 – 8:00 PM · Vine Grove Food Truck Friday · Optimist Park, Vine Grove (details)
- 6:00 PM · Oh SNAP! Halloween Dance · Elizabethtown Parks & Recreation (venue not posted), Elizabethtown
- 8:00 PM · Halloween Flash Tattoo Event · IA Studios, Elizabethtown
Tomorrow
- 8:00 PM · Halloween Flash Tattoo Event · IA Studios, Elizabethtown
Top of the morning
A nonprofit in Elizabethtown donated $29,000 to Hardin County Schools music programs through its Crescendo for a Cause event. The Elizabethtown airport cut the ribbon on a $2.6 million terminal expansion. A rescheduled public hearing on a Dollar General rezoning request is set for Nov. 17.
Around the county
Music programs get a $29K boost An Elizabethtown nonprofit gave $29,000 to Hardin County Schools music programs, funds raised through its Crescendo for a Cause event. (WDRB)
Elizabethtown airport terminal expands State transportation officials cut the ribbon on a $2.6 million project that added more than 1,800 square feet to the two-story terminal. (WDRB)
Dollar General rezoning hearing set The rescheduled public hearing on Rafferty Development's rezoning request is at 5 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Fiscal Court chambers. Neighbors who oppose the store say they plan to keep fighting it. (The News-Enterprise)
Elizabethtown Independent students win $10,000 challenge again Students won the $10,000 challenge for the third time, funding projects that help their community. (Kentucky Teacher)
Veteran 2 Entrepreneur workshop comes to Radcliff Abound Credit Union and the Kentucky Small Business Development Center host the 10th annual workshop next week, and registration is open. (The News-Enterprise)
Fort Knox ACS marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month Army Community Services held several October events, including a family trick-or-treat gathering on Oct. 22. (DVIDS)
One more thing
ColorFest returns to Bernheim Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest hosts two days of fall color and family activities next weekend. (The News-Enterprise)
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