Optimist Park Welcomes Free Bluegrass Opener Thursday
Radcliff, KY · September 23, 2026
A stubborn blanket of gray clouds settles over the county today, perfect weather for catching the morning farmers market or slipping into Glendale for tonight’s circus.
The Lead
At Tuesday evening’s meeting, the Hardin County Fiscal Court introduced Ordinance No. 349, placing a temporary moratorium on rezoning requests and conditional use permits for commercial data centers across the county. The proposed freeze gives the Hardin County Planning and Development Commission room to study regional infrastructure demands—specifically the high electric power loads and heavy water usage typical of large computing facilities—and draft comprehensive zoning regulations tailored to them.
With tech developers increasingly seeking rural and suburban acreage along central Kentucky’s power corridors, county magistrates moved proactively to halt incoming applications before commercial facilities outpace local infrastructure guidelines. The pause ensures local planning officials can establish specific setback distances, noise limits, and utility thresholds before any facility breaks ground.
The measure now moves to a second reading and final roll-call vote scheduled for the court's October 13 meeting.
Local Pulse
Fort Knox Issues Heavy Artillery Training Advisory Safety Nearby neighborhoods should expect noticeable ground vibrations and booming rumbles as military units conduct scheduled live-fire exercises through Friday.
County Tightens Rules on Roadside Pet Sales City Hall Magistrates advanced companion legislation Tuesday establishing strict registration rules to prevent unlicensed roadside and parking lot animal sales.
Registration Opens for Annual Fallen Trooper Ride Community Cyclists can now sign up for the October memorial cycling classic honoring North Hardin alumnus Cameron Ponder.
Today's Outlook
- High 68°F · Low 63°F — Overcast
- Grab a light jacket before stepping out, as thick cloud cover keeps things cool.
What's On Around Town
Today
Hardin County Farmers Market Farmers Market Pavilion (200 Peterson Dr), Elizabethtown, 9:00 AM–Noon · Free Stock up on late-summer produce, baked breads, and handmade goods.
The Great Pages Circus Hardin County Fairgrounds (5617 S Dixie Hwy), Glendale, 7:00 PM · Paid Catch classic aerial acts, acrobats, and clowns under the big top.
Tomorrow
- The Great Pages Circus Hardin County Fairgrounds (5617 S Dixie Hwy), Glendale, 4:30 PM · Paid
- Vine Grove Bluegrass Music Festival Optimist Park, Vine Grove, 5:00 PM · Free
- North Hardin Soccer Senior Night North Hardin High School (801 S Logsdon Pkwy), 6:00 PM
Friday
- Vine Grove Bluegrass Music Festival Optimist Park, Vine Grove, 1:00 PM · Paid
- Beginning Sewing Class Hardin County Public Library (100 Jim Owen Dr), Elizabethtown, 4:00–5:00 PM · Free
- Fort Knox Oktoberfest Brooks Field, Fort Knox, 5:00–10:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- The Jesse James Barn
- In May 1880, outlaws Frank and Jesse James slipped into the county undetected, stabling their horses overnight in John Finley Hobbs’s barn just south of the old stagecoach inn. Federal marshals never closed the gap before the brothers vanished west.
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