High Schoolers Take Over the Courtroom Tonight
Radcliff, KY · August 27, 2026
Keep an umbrella within arm’s reach on your way out the door — a passing shower may cross the county, but tonight’s evening schedule is clear.
The Lead
Local teenagers will step behind the bench and the defense table this evening as the Hardin County Teen Court hosts an open house and live mock trial at the Justice Center in Elizabethtown. The program gives high school students across Radcliff, Fort Knox, and neighboring towns hands-on courtroom experience, training them to serve as jurors, prosecutors, and defense advocates.
Instead of hypothetical classroom exercises, teen attorneys try real misdemeanor cases involving first-time juvenile offenders who have chosen peer sentencing over formal court proceedings. The model emphasizes accountability and restorative justice while connecting military-connected teens with peers throughout the district. Tonight’s session begins at 6:30 PM in the district courtroom, where returning student attorneys will demonstrate a trial before opening up applications for the fall training term.
Local Pulse
Radcliff Days Parade Applications Open Community organizations and school marching bands can now register entries celebrating the city's 70th anniversary milestone.
Willy's Pizza Opens on Wilson Road The neighborhood kitchen at 863 North Wilson Road is officially slicing specialty pies for evening and late-night diners.
Today's Outlook
- High 84°F · Low 67°F — Rain (39% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a rain jacket handy in case afternoon showers drift across the ridge.
What's On Around Town
Elizabethtown: Sunset Yoga in the Park Freeman Lake Park (220 Blue Heron Way), 6:00–7:00 PM Unwind with a peaceful, all-levels outdoor yoga flow beside the lake.
Hardin County Teen Court Open House Hardin County Justice Center (120 E Dixie Ave), 6:30–8:30 PM Watch live mock arguments and explore student courtroom leadership roles.
Elizabethtown: Historic Downtown Walking Tour Historic Downtown Square, 7:00–8:30 PM Take a guided evening stroll uncovering two centuries of local architecture.
Spotlight & Story
- Vine Grove
- When settlers arrived along Otter Creek in 1850, dense canopies of wild fox grapes draped over the native oak and walnut timber. The tangled fruit groves inspired the depot name when the railroad laid tracks through town just after the Civil War.
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