March 2015 – A-State Heritage Sites

Monthly archives: March, 2015

Mar112015March 11, 2015May 30, 2015by itswebteam

Cash Home Wins Heritage Award

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From left, Paula Miles, Dr. Ruth Hawkins, Miss Arkansas 2015, and Arkansas Parks and Tourism Director Richard Davies

From left, Paula Miles, Dr. Ruth Hawkins, Miss Arkansas 2015 Ashton Campbell, and Arkansas Parks and Tourism Director Richard Davies

The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home received the Arkansas Heritage Award during the Governor’s Conference on Tourism held March 8-10 in Texarkana. The Heritage Award is presented annually to an individual, organization, or community that has made a significant contribution toward the preservation of some aspect of Arkansas’s natural, cultural or aesthetic legacy.

Mar012015March 1, 2015May 30, 2015by itswebteam

Arkansas Living Focuses on Heritage Sites

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The March issue of Arkansas Living, a publication of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, features a look at Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites program and its director, Dr. Ruth Hawkins. The article includes a look at how the program got started, as well as some of its successes over the years. Click here to view the full article, which begins on page 10.