Towne Mall’s Open-Air Overhaul Enters the Home Stretch
Radcliff, KY · October 5, 2026
Hallways across the school district go dark today for fall break, giving local drivers a blissfully quiet morning commute under crisp, clear skies.
The Lead
The transformation of the former Towne Mall into the open-air City Center is entering its final construction stretch, marking one of the region’s largest retail shifts in decades. The forty-year-old enclosed mall layout has been dismantled in favor of exterior-facing storefronts, wider sidewalks, and outdoor gathering spaces designed to draw shoppers back to Dixie Highway. Several tenants, including American Eagle, have already unlocked their doors, while incoming additions like HomeGoods, Sierra, JD Sports, and The Buckle are putting finishing touches on interior buildouts ahead of a planned mid-November grand reopening. Crews are now shifting focus to exterior landscaping, decorative facades, and final parking lot paving across the sprawling property.
Local Pulse
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Today's Outlook
- High 73°F · Low 51°F — Clear
- Grab a light jacket for the brisk morning before clear skies warm up the afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
- Crawford Farms 4-H Fun Night Crawford Farms (3999 Hodgenville Rd), Elizabethtown, 4:00–7:00 PM Wagon rides, barn animals, and family fun for National 4-H Week.
Tomorrow
Community Coffee Meeting Hardin County Chamber of Commerce (111 W Dixie Ave), Elizabethtown, 8:00–9:00 AM · Free
Create, Color & Clover Art Workshop Hardin County Cooperative Extension Office (111 Opportunity Way), Elizabethtown, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Wednesday
Art in the Park: Fall Break Crafts Radcliff City Park Pavilion, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM · Free
Fall Farm Festival Hardin County Public Library (100 Jim Owen Dr), Elizabethtown, 1:30–3:30 PM · Free
Pumpkin Party Ash-O-Matic Party Planning (404 College Street Rd), Elizabethtown, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM · $10
Spotlight & Story
- Ron Bevars
- Over 38 seasons coaching boys’ basketball at North Hardin High School, Bevars tallied 805 wins, 12 regional titles, and an appearance in the 1982 state final. Today, his name hangs over the Trojan gymnasium he prowled for more than 1,150 games.
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