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Housing Market

Hardin County Housing Market Update: May 19–26, 2026

Rachel Brantingham breaks down a slower, seasonal week in the Hardin County housing market — and why it still favors sellers.

business-buzz

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.

events

Hardin County Events This Week: May 27–June 1, 2026

Jon O'Brien's full rundown of Hardin County's first full week of summer — food trucks, live music, an oyster pop-up, and a Vine Grove community conversation.

podcast

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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HardinLocal.com Goes Live — First Real Website Since 2018

HardinLocal.com is live — the first real Hardin Local website since 2018. Election Interview library, weekly articles, every past episode, and a direct email newsletter.

Restaurant Reviews

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.

Housing Market

Hardin County Housing — 34 Under Contract, 72 Days on Market

Hardin County housing this week — 40 new, 34 pending, 21 closed, 72 days on market (down 23 YTD). Luxury homes finally moving. Rates ticked back up.

business-buzz

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.

events

Memorial Day Weekend Events in Hardin County (May 22–26, 2026)

The full Hardin County Memorial Day weekend events calendar — Tribute Wall, Shakespeare, comedy, bluegrass, the Memorial Day ceremony, and Landon Bagley's hot dog throwdown.

podcast

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 Election Series: 10 Interviews Down, 13 More Wednesday

Phil Taul walks Rachel through Hardin Local's Primary Election Interview Series — 10 interviews aired in 5 days, Wednesday's 13-candidate marathon, the non-partisan ground rules.