Arkansas Delta Byways to host 23rd annual awards banquet
by January 20, 2025 4:49 pm 119 views

Photo courtesy of Arkansas Parks & Tourism.
The 23rd annual Arkansas Delta Byways Awards Banquet will be held Jan. 31, in Stuttgart. This event is held each year to recognize those with outstanding tourism achievements across the 15-county region in the Mississippi Delta region.
A banquet will be held at Grand Prairie Center. 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.
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