Winners of 22nd Annual Arkansas Delta Tourism Awards Announced

JONESBORO – The 22nd annual Arkansas Delta Tourism Awards were held Friday, Feb. 16, at the Eugene Woods Civic Center in West Memphis.

The awards recognize tourism achievement in Eastern Arkansas.

The winners of tourism awards are:

Hospitality: Jonesboro Shooting Sports Complex, Jonesboro, Craighead CountyEntrepreneur Award: Delta Dirt Distillery, Helena-West Helena, Phillips CountyTourism Support/Promotional Award: The Lawrence Group, Wilson, Mississippi CountyFestival/Event of the Year: Blues off Broadway, West Memphis, Crittenden CountyBoot Strap Award: McGehee Firefighters Memorial Park, McGehee, Desha CountyCultural Heritage Award: Paragould’s “The Station” Power Plant Revitalization, Paragould, Greene CountyOutstanding Member Award: Sheila Ward, Blytheville, Mississippi CountyTourism Person of the Year: Dr. Adam Long, Jonesboro, Craighead CountyLifetime Achievement Award: Paula McGowen Miles, Jonesboro, Craighead County and Marcel Hanzlik, Wynne, Cross County

Arkansas Delta Byways (ADB) is the nonprofit association 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.

ADB receives administrative support through Arkansas State University’s Arkansas Heritage Sites Office.

For more details, one may contact Arkansas Delta Byways, (870) 972-2803.