Hardin Local Weekly

Hardin County Daily Brief: August 20, 2026

A vandalism charge, a Flock camera assist, and fall events fill today's Hardin County roundup.

Hardin County Daily Brief: August 19, 2026

A KSP trooper pulls a family from a burning wreck on I-65, license-plate cameras crack a car theft ring, and Hinton's Orchard turns 20.

Hardin Local E34: Meet Grafton & the Handoff

A new co-host, a big handoff, football's return, a Publix opening date, and a housing market getting more selective. Here's everything from this week's show.

Meet Grafton Sizemore, Hardin Local's New Co-Host

Rachel Brantingham introduces her new co-host, Motto Mortgage loan officer Grafton Sizemore, on the same episode where Phil Taul and Scott Lucas announce their handoff.

Guero's Salsa and More Review: Radcliff Taco Trailer

Fried taco shells, a 12 inch quesadilla, and a tres leches cake that ended in a tug of war. Britten and Michele McDowell review Guero's Salsa and More in Radcliff.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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This Week on Hardin Local: A New German Café Downtown

A brand-new German-American café anchors a packed Father's Day week — plus a loaded events calendar, a housing rebound, downtown openings, and a members-only bonus video.

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This Week on Hardin Local: The Marine Who Came Home

A Marine's homecoming story anchors a packed week — Glow Night arrives Thursday, the housing market crosses a milestone, a BBQ favorite moves downtown, and a Radcliff spot is reborn.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E23: What's Bugging You?

Publix has a date, housing rebounds, a packed events week, and a new food-truck favorite — plus the local pest-control owner who inspired the whole "what's bugging you?" theme.

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This Week on Hardin Local: S2026E22 Summer Kickoff

Your week in Hardin County: Etown named Kentucky's #1 best place to live, Malibu Jack's Glow Night, the new Bussin Pizza truck, and more.

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HardinLocal.com is LIVE — Hardin Local Weekly S2026E21

HardinLocal.com is live — first real website since 2018. Plus primary day, Memorial Day weekend, Patriot Center at Cox Farm, the housing market, and Little Charlie's.

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Hardin Local S2026E20: Primary One Week Out, Sabor Cubano

Hardin Local's pre-primary Election Interview series wraps — 27 candidates, every contested race — with a one-week-out voting guide, plus Sabor Cubano's opening-day review, SpringFest weekend, the housing market, and Business Buzz.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E19: Small Business Week + Donato's One Year

National Small Business Week, Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown's one-year anniversary review, JD Sports and VisionWorks coming to Towne Mall, and Hardin County's most loaded Mother's Day weekend lineup.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E18: 10 Primary Interviews, 75 Hard, Derby Week

Episode 18 covers 10 candidate interviews in 5 days, Jon O'Brien's 75 Hard finish, Derby Week events, the Domino's-at-Publix paper trail, and a German night in Muldraugh.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E17: Election Coverage Launches, Glendale Gem

Episode 17 launches Hardin Local's primary election coverage, spotlights The Getaway in Glendale, walks through a stacked Earth Day calendar, and reviews the new Laker on Dixie.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E16: Member Medical, Loaded Saturday Events

Episode 16 splits the Member Medical DPC sponsor spotlight into three on-air parts, walks through a stacked Saturday lineup, the south-side McDonald's, the closing of Blazers Fun Zone, a shifting housing market, and two Radcliff food trucks.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E15: Cuba, Spring Break, Biz Buzz

Kevin A. Parrett shares what four trips to Cuba taught him, Jon O'Brien delivers 16 Spring Break events, and Nate Bryan reports Cold Stone Creamery is officially coming to Hardin County.

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Hardin Local Weekly S2026E14: Kroger Opens July 9

Kroger Marketplace sets a July 9 opening date, Britten and Rachel recap the Best of the Heartland Food Truck Championship, and Jon delivers one of the fullest Easter weekends on record.