Business

 Jeanine Creason was selected as the May Employee of the Month for Nationwide Uniform.

She has been employed with Nationwide since January 1986 and is under the supervision of Kim Beard in the trousers department.

She will receive an award for her dedication and service.

There may soon be a new bank in Bardstown.
Hodgenville-based Lincoln National Bank comes before the Development Review Board June 12 with plans to build a 5,300-square-foot branch on Lincoln Way, formerly Mainstream Boulevard. The property is across KY 245 from Inoac and Nutter Drive.
The proposed structure is relatively large for a bank branch, Joint City-County Planning Commission Director Janet Johnston-Crowe said.

 Forty-nine water treatment plants in Kentucky have been recognized by the Energy and Environment Cabinet for their demonstrated success in producing drinking water in 2011 that consistently met or exceeded state water quality standards.

 Sonora’s newest restaurant, Dairy Dog, opened its doors last week and owner/operator Chris Smith said he sold the first hot dog at 10:45 a.m.

The hot dog and ice cream stand is on East Western Avenue in the former Hardin Pharmacy building next to The Cecilian Bank.

Smith and his fiancee, Lisa Price, recently moved to Sonora and wanted to get to know their new neighbors and help the local economy.

“That’s what sparked the idea,” Smith said, “And we’re following that dream.”