Hardin County Daily Brief: August 8, 2026
Wellness City throws open its doors in Elizabethtown today, plus a Wawa delay, back-to-school buzz, and a free disc golf class for kids.
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Hardin County Daily Brief: August 7, 2026
Cecilia Days turns 55 this weekend, plus Fort Knox noise, a road closure, and a Vine Grove garden setback.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Bullies
Don't panic. A back-to-school field manual for Hardin County parents, including emergency swirly procedures.
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 6, 2026
Saturday brings free hazardous waste disposal, a tanning salon's wellness makeover, and a heads-up from Fort Knox.
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 5, 2026
Elizabethtown council members move to keep data centers out of the city, plus a $6.25 million land sale sets up 422 new homes near Radcliff.
Snow Dogs, Cecilia Days & Back to School | Hardin Local E32
Snow Dogs owner Steve Ames rides along for the whole hour, Cecilia owns the weekend, Nate lands a confirmed scoop, and the housing buyers are back.
Snow Dogs Food Truck: Fundraisers That Give 20% Back
Steve Ames wanted a snowball. Now his food truck donates 20% of gross sales to Hardin County schools, churches, and ball teams. The full Business Spotlight.
Hardin County Housing: Buyers Are Back, Multiple Offers Return
Showings are up, multiple offers are back, and the median sold price just hit a yearly low. Rachel breaks down every price point in the Hardin County market.
Beignets & Brew Confirmed for Pear Orchard; Wawa Mystery Grows
A confirmed scoop at Pear Orchard, a fuel-spill mystery on Ring Road, a new credit union for the mall corridor, and the data center vote now days away.
Cecilia Days & Sunflower Festival Finale: Hardin County Events
Cecilia Days takes over Friday and Saturday, the Sunflower Festival wraps its final weekend, and Hardin County heads back to school. Jon O'Brien has your week.
'Against Hyperscale Data Centers': E'town's Rules Reach City Council
Elizabethtown's data center zoning rules got their first reading at City Council on August 3. The mayor explained why the city chose regulations over a moratorium. The adoption vote is still ahead. Here is what was said, in their own words.
Hardin County Daily Brief: August 4, 2026
Hardin County Schools' new water bottle ban has gone viral days before the first bell, and ECTC's chancellor is taking on a second campus.
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109 N Mulberry: A German-American Café Opens in Downtown Elizabethtown
There is a new flavor downtown, and it is one you do not see every day around here. 109 N Mulberry, a brand new German-American café, just held its soft opening in the heart of downtown Elizabethtown, and Hardin Local was on it right away. It comes from Janine Washle,
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The 2026 Hardin County VBS Guide: Every Vacation Bible School This Summer
Every Vacation Bible School still to come across Hardin County this summer — 24 programs organized week by week, with dates, ages, flyers, and registration links. Compiled from your submissions by Hardin Local.
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Bluegrass Meats Moves Downtown + a West Point Wine House
Nate Bryan's Business Buzz: an award-winning BBQ spot trades up to the old downtown Dairy Queen building, Bells and Whistles announces a wine house, and the City Center article tops 100,000 viewers.
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City Center: What's Really Coming to the New Elizabethtown Mall
Everybody keeps asking us the same question: what's actually going into the new Elizabethtown mall? So we went and found out. Nate Bryan spent weeks digging through public plans, site listings and reports, we built a suite-by-suite map of the whole property, and then the two of us
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Publix Opening Window & Parrott Orchard Tenants Revealed
Publix finally has an opening window, and an updated listing reveals who's joining it at the Shops at Parrott Orchard — plus Green Releaf, the Playhouse move, and two local closings.
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Elizabethtown Named Kentucky's #1 Best Place to Live (Again)
Nate Bryan on Elizabethtown's #1 best-place-to-live ranking, a wave of new coffee, and the Hardin County Summer Camp Guide.
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Patriot Center at Cox Farm — Kroger Marketplace Opens July 9
Patriot Center at Cox Farm is the official name of the new Kroger Marketplace at Ring Road and Patriot Parkway. Plus Publix, ANU on Buford Lane, and Bluegrass Meats downtown.
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Sabor Cubano Opens in Radcliff, Papa John's #3, Fuel Fortress
Sabor Cubano opens its Radcliff storefront day-of, Papa John's #3 goes live near Central Hardin, Fuel Fortress takes the old JoAnn Fabrics box, and a Green Releaf dispensary targets Mulberry Square this month.
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JD Sports + VisionWorks Join Towne Mall, Sabor Cubano Coming to Radcliff
Towne Mall lands JD Sports and VisionWorks, two new restaurants open in the next two weeks, Papa John's #3 is confirmed, and the Wawa watch continues.
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Domino's at Publix? Donato's One Year, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Big Sandy
A PlanHub listing puts Domino's at Pear Orchard, Donato's celebrates one year, Nothing Bundt Cakes opens with a line, and Big Sandy confirms the former Movie Palace move.
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Bluegrass Blast Inflatables, Cold Stone, Raiment and Boon Closing
Bluegrass Blast goes indoor on the south side, Raiment and Boon closes after 8 years downtown, The Treadwell Society opens, and Cold Stone Creamery's signs are up on Dixie.
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South Side Grows, Blazers Closes — Hardin County Business Buzz
A new south-side McDonald's is on the planning agenda, Snack World replaces Vapor Lab, Stax Nutrition is moving, and Blazers Fun Zone closes after April 19.