23rd Annual Arkansas Delta Byways Awards for Tourism Planned for Jan. 31
JONESBORO — The 23rd annual Arkansas Delta Byways Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, Jan. 31, in Stuttgart. This event is held each year to recognize those with outstanding tourism achievements across the 15-county region.
The banquet will be held at Grand Prairie Center, located at 2807 US 165 in Stuttgart. The silent auction mixer begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The presentation of the awards will follow dinner.
Arkansas Delta Byways, based 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 are Arkansas, Chicot, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Drew, Greene, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett and St. Francis.
Tickets to the dinner are $40 per person or a table of eight for $300. Tickets will be available online at bit.ly/ADB_Banquet_2025. The deadline to reserve tickets is Friday, Jan. 24.
Participants are encouraged to showcase their communities by donating items to the silent auction. Anyone interested in donating an item may contact Catherine Combs at catherine.combs@arkansas.gov. Items may be brought to the banquet for the auction no later than 5 p.m. the day of the event.
The 2024 Delta Byways Award nominees are as follows:
Hospitality
City of Tyronza in Poinsett County
Hildebrand, Molock and Bohanan in Arkansas County
Sugar Creek Country Club in Clay County
Entrepreneur
Callapalooza and RNT Duck Calls in Arkansas County
The Cotton Blossom in Desha County
Helena’s Trio of BBQ Excellence in Phillips County
Tourism Support/Promotion Award
Jonesboro A&P Commission in Craighead County
Lakewood Trail System in Drew County
Rotary Club of Stuttgart in Arkansas County
Festival/Event of the Year
Get Downtown Festival in Greene County
Trick or Treat at Village Creek in Cross County
The Tri-County Fair in Lee, Monroe and Phillips Counties
Boot Strap Award
Chicot Coffee and Cafe in Chicot County
McGehee Pocket Park in Desha County
Watler Morris Jr. In Phillips County
Cultural Heritage Award
Delta Cultural Center’s “Save King Biscuit” Escape Room in Phillips County
Esperanza Bonanza Festival in Crittenden County
Johnny Cash Statue Unveiling National Statuary Hall Steering Committee in Mississippi County
