Hardin County Daily Brief: October 2, 2026
Trunk-or-treat season kicks off, Fort Knox collects awards, and John Hardin volleyball keeps winning.
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Hardin County Daily Brief: September 30, 2026
A truck and tractor pull, new school labs, and a deer-season heads up for Hardin County drivers.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 29, 2026
A red carpet movie premiere at The State Theater, a Fort Knox Oktoberfest and a Blue Alert follow-up top Tuesday's county roundup.
Hardin Local E39: Etown Tourism, Publix, Halloween Season
A first for the show: Elizabethtown Tourism's new executive director joins us all night. Plus Publix's first week, Halloween season, Green Bamboo, a faster housing market and the money move before house hunting.
Green Bamboo Earns Another Visit From The Experienced Eater
The Experienced Eater revisits Green Bamboo in Elizabethtown for a date night, and Britten McDowell finds the longtime Chinese restaurant still improving.
Money Moves with G: Get Pre-Qualified Before You Shop
Before you tour a single house, talk to a lender. Grafton Sizemore breaks down what a pre-qualification actually checks, and why Rachel Brantingham says agents want buyers qualified first.
Hardin County Housing: Inventory Ticks Up to 4.3 Months
Contract activity actually sped up in Hardin County last week, even as months of inventory ticked up to 4.3. Rachel Brantingham breaks down the numbers by price point.
Spooky Moon Market, Softball, 43 Halloween Events in Etown
The Spooky Moon Market, a PGF softball tournament at Elizabethtown Sports Park, and Hardin Local's freshly published Halloween Guide with 43 confirmed events.
Etown Tourism's Krysta Souleyrette on Hardin Local
For the first time, Elizabethtown Tourism came on Hardin Local. New executive director Krysta Souleyrette explains what tourism does for the people who live here.
Publix Is Open in Elizabethtown: What's Coming Next
Publix is open, with an upper deck for everyone and Pub subs already a hit, and the shopping center around it, from Firehouse Subs to Beignets and Brew, is filling in fast.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 28, 2026
A record-setting charity fashion show and a nail-biter football win headline Hardin County's Monday.
Hardin Local's Halloween Guide 2026: Every Spooky Season Event in Hardin County
Haunted trails, $3 scary movies, trunk-or-treats in every corner of the county and costume parties for the grown-ups. Every confirmed Halloween event in Hardin County this October, day by day. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
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Contreras Eatz's New Mexibachi Bowl: A Food Truck Review
Britten and Michele McDowell review Contreras Eatz's new Mexibachi Bowl and a surprise jerk-chicken taco from Food Truck Friday in Vine Grove.
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Experienced Eater Review: Bussin Pizza in Hardin County
Britten and Michele McDowell review Bussin Pizza — the new wood-fired Neapolitan truck from the Bussin Bites team. Verdict: winner winner pizza dinner.
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Little Charlie's REVISIT — The Reno Sub with Diablo Sauce
Britten and Michele revisit Little Charlie's Pizza for some of the best sandwiches in Hardin County — Reno Sub, Buffalo Chicken Calzone, Chicken Parm Garlic Knot.
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Sabor Cubano Radcliff Review: Opening-Day Cuban Sandwich
Opening day, reviewed the same afternoon. The Experienced Eater takes on Sabor Cubano in Radcliff — a brick-size Cuban sandwich, Congrí, roasted pork, croquettes, and hand-filled empanadas at 359 S. Wilson Rd.
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Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown One-Year Anniversary Review (Hot Honey)
One year in. Owner in the building every day. Hot Honey Pepperoni and cinnamon bread reviewed at Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown — 1511 Ring Road.
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Backstreet Cafe Muldraugh Reviewed — German Night Thurs + Sat
Britten and Michele review Backstreet Cafe in Muldraugh — the only local restaurant serving German food, twice-weekly German nights, cordon bleu and jaeger schnitzel, $14/person.
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Laker on Dixie Reviewed — Downtown Etown's New Drive-In Spinoff
Britten and Michele review Laker on Dixie — downtown Elizabethtown's new spinoff of the Stephensburg Laker Drive-In. The Laker Burger, the chuckwagon, RC Cola on tap.
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Two Radcliff Food Trucks Reviewed — Papa Pasta & Contreras Eats
Britten and Michele McDowell review two Radcliff food trucks — Papa Pasta's old-school Italian carbonara and Contreras Eats' championship-winning birria — at the Vine Grove rally.
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Best of the Heartland Food Truck Championship 2026 — Full Recap
Two Hardin Local hosts spent 4.5 hours judging 21 food trucks blind — and came away with winners, stories, and one caramel apple cheesecake that scored a 99.
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Sam's Gyros Review: Radcliff & Elizabethtown Mediterranean
Britten McDowell reviews Sam's Gyros with locations in Radcliff and Elizabethtown — big portions, bold Mediterranean flavors, and some of the best value in Hardin County.