Grab Your Lawn Chairs — A Massive Weekend Starts Now
Radcliff, KY · September 11, 2026
Tuning guitar amps and testing festival loudspeakers along the bypass this morning signals that our biggest weekend of the season has arrived. Soak in the calm early hours before tonight's high school kickoff and tomorrow's festival crowds take over.
The Lead
Bourbon & Blades returns to the shared grounds of Red Hill Cutlery and Boundary Oak Distillery tomorrow, September 12. As one of Hardin County’s biggest annual gatherings, the festival pairs live country music, artisan knife exhibits, food trucks, and craft bourbon tastings along the bypass. Crews are finishing sound stages today for a free-admission concert lineup featuring Martina McBride, Mickie James, and Coffey Anderson. While reserved seating passes sold out early, general festival grounds remain completely free to anyone carrying their own camp chair. Local police and emergency crews will direct traffic onto Phillips Lane starting early tomorrow morning. Festival gates open Saturday at 10:00 AM, and longtime attendees advise arriving well before the afternoon sets to claim prime lawn territory.
Local Pulse
County Honors Local Law Enforcement Teams Fiscal Court recognized city police and animal care officers this week following successful animal welfare prosecutions.
City Firefighter Applications Close This Afternoon Qualified candidates can submit paperwork at City Hall on Lincoln Trail Boulevard until five o'clock today.
Today's Outlook
- High 84°F · Low 73°F — Rain showers (21% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a compact umbrella handy just in case stray morning showers cross your commute.
What's On Around Town
Elizabethtown: 2nd Friday Downtown Downtown Square (Public Square), 4:00–8:00 PM Explore local merchant discounts, artisan dining, and family street games downtown.
Fort Knox: 9/11 Tribute Run Eastman Park Amphitheater, 4:30 PM Check-in, 6:00 PM Run Honor first responders on a scenic five-kilometer run through post grounds.
Central Hardin vs. North Hardin Football Trojan Field (801 S Logsdon Pkwy), 7:30 PM Cheer the Trojans under the Friday lights in this classic cross-county rivalry.
Spotlight & Story
- The Brown-Pusey House
- Built in 1825 by John Y. Hill, this stately Georgian mansion once hosted Swedish singer Jenny Lind on its stone front steps. In 1923, local descendants donated the home to the public and hired Chicago architect Chance Hill to landscape its enclosed sunken garden.
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