11th Annual Delta Awards for Tourism Achievement

The 11th annual Delta Awards recognizing tourism achievement in Eastern 

Arkansas will be presented during festivities Friday evening, Feb. 18, at the Forrest City Civic Center, 224 N. Rosser Street, in Forrest City. The evening will begin with a 5:30 p.m. silent auction, followed by thedinner and presentation of awards at 7 p.m.  The event is sponsored byArkansas Delta Byways, with support from the St. Francis County Museum and the Forrest City A & P Commission.

Arkansas Delta Byways, located on the Arkansas State University campus, is a nonprofit organization recognized by the Arkansas Department of Parks and 

Tourism as the official tourism promotion association for 15 counties in Eastern Arkansas. Counties include Arkansas, Chicot, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Drew, Greene, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, and St. Francis. 

The annual awards event is open to the public. Tickets are $25 per person or a table of eight for $175. For information on ticket availability, contact Arkansas Delta Byways, (telephone: 870-972-2803; fax: 870-972-3201; 

e-mail: ardeltab@astate.edu).  

 

Finalists for the awards include:

1. Media Support Award                

Cross County Historical Society Newsletter, 

Wynne Delta Crossroads Magazine, Piggott, Rector, Manila and Trumann

Rob Johnson, Forrest City Broadcasting       

 

2. Hospitality Award                        

Edwardian Inn, Helena

Lake Poinsett State Park, Harrisburg

Paragould Community Center, Paragould        

 

3. Entrepreneur Award                                        

ASU Regional Farmers' Market, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro

E. J. Miller, Colton's Steak House, Marion

Periwinkle Place, McGehee        

 

4.   Tourism Support Award                 

Brianne Connelly, Lake Village 

Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, Little Rock 

Scott Lane, Dermott         

 

Blues on Broadway, West Memphis

Loose Caboose XXI, Paragould        

Tour duh Sunken Lands Harvest Ride, Dyess, Lepanto, Marked Tree and Tyronza

 

6.  Boot Strap Award                                         

Dyess Days, Dyess

Main Street Paragould's Holiday Traditions, Paragould 

McGehee Historic Depot, McGehee        

 

7.   Promotional Award                 

Arkansas Delta Made Artists - 

Betsy Brackin, Suzanne Churchill Norwood Creech, Edward Wade and Nancy LaFarra Wilson, All Counties Bike Crowley's Ridge, Mississippi River Trail City Branding Programs, Blytheville, Helena, Paragould and West Memphis          

 

8.  Outstanding Member Award         

Linda Hinton, Tyronza 

Sheilla Lampkin, Monticello 

Vicki Trimble, Lake Frierson State Park, Jonesboro      

 

9.  Cultural Heritage Award                

Civil War Helena, Helena

Exploring the Arkansas Frontier, Arkansas State University Museum, Jonesboro

Parker Pioneer Homestead, Harrisburg                      

 

10. Tourism Person of the Year Award        

JoAnne Bush, Lake Village

Munnie Jordan, Helena

Rosalind O'Neal, Marion