The primary is one week away — and this episode is your full pre-vote rundown. Rachel Brantingham hosts with Phil Taul, Scott Lucas, Jon O'Brien, Nate Bryan, and Britten & Michele McDowell of The Experienced Eater. Brought to you by Tektel — managed cybersecurity for local business and AI-enhanced Cloud Voice (full sponsor note below). CHAPTERS0:00 Introduction & Roll Call4:30 Tektel Sponsor Spotlight (Open)6:30 Election Series Wrap & 1-Week-Out Voting Guide13:02 Food-Truck Icebreaker17:58 Events with Jon O'Brien25:38 Housing Market Update36:03 Tektel Sponsor Spotlight (Mid)36:50 Business Buzz with Nate Bryan47:28 The Experienced Eater — Sabor Cubano1:03:10 Closing, Comments & Shoutouts1:04:34 Final CTAs & Connect With Us1:06:40 Tektel Sponsor Spotlight (Close)1:07:20 Sign-off THIS WEEK: the pre-primary Election Interview series wrap — all 27 candidate interviews (every contested race in Hardin County, non-partisan, on the record — including the April 29 Election Marathon, the longest live broadcast in Hardin Local history) are now at HardinLocal.com, organized by race, plus the new Find Your Ballot tool. Rachel's weekly housing update. Nate Bryan's Business Buzz — Sabor Cubano opened in Radcliff this morning, Papa John's #3 is now open, the Fuel Fortress build-out is underway, the Green Releaf medical-marijuana dispensary is targeting Mulberry Square this month (card required), and there's a big consignment auction Saturday in Upton. The Experienced Eater — Britten and Michele McDowell were at Sabor Cubano's grand opening: Cuban sandwiches, hand-filled empanadas, ham-and-cheese croquettes with cilantro-lime sauce, roasted pork, and Congrí (Cuban-style black beans and rice). 359 S. Wilson Rd, Radcliff · (270) 723-8822 · @SaborCubanoKY. And a stacked weekend from Jon O'Brien — the 23rd Annual SpringFest in Glendale, the Spring Fling & Ride for Veterans at American Legion Post 113, the A1A Jimmy Buffett tribute at the Historic State Theater (Friday 7 PM), Brent Terhune at Fort Knox, and live music all over town. VOTE — PRIMARY IS TUESDAY, MAY 19 Watch all 27 candidate interviews + the Find Your Ballot tool at HardinLocal.com (Election Interviews).In-person no-excuse early voting: Thursday–Saturday, May 14–16, 8 AM–4:30 PM — Hardin County Clerk's Office (150 N. Provident Way, Elizabethtown) and Colvin Community Center (230 Freedoms Way, Radcliff). No reason needed.Excused in-person absentee (work / military / medical): through Wednesday, May 13, 8 AM–4:30 PM — the Clerk's Elizabethtown office only.Have a mail ballot? It must be RECEIVED by the Clerk's Office by 6 PM on Election Day, May 19 — a postmark does NOT count. Drop it (don't mail it) in a secure drop box: either entrance of the Clerk's Office (150 N. Provident Way, Elizabethtown) or the Radcliff Branch Clerk's Office (101 W. Lincoln Trail Blvd). Sign the envelope, return early.Election Day: Tuesday, May 19, polls 6 AM–6 PM, any of the 15 vote centers, photo ID. Questions: 270-765-6762. Register / check registration: elect.ky.govTODAY'S SPONSOR — TEKTEL (Elizabethtown business tech): managed cybersecurity for local business — MFA, email/inbox protection, backups, monitoring, no in-house IT needed — and AI-enhanced Cloud Voice, a cloud phone system with an AI receptionist so you never miss a call. tektel.net · call or text Phil at 270-505-8002. (Disclosure: Hardin Local founder Phil Taul is a partner at Tektel.) Want this sponsor slot some Tuesday? HardinLocal.com → sponsorship opportunity. LINKS: HardinLocal.com Events calendar: https://philtaul.github.io/hardin-local-this-week @HardinLocal on Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / TikTokHosts: Rachel Brantingham, Phil Taul, Scott Lucas, Jon O'Brien, Nate Bryan, Britten & Michele McDowell (The Experienced Eater) #HardinLocal #HardinCounty #ElizabethtownKY #PrimaryElection2026
