Arkansas' Great Southwest Hosts Chamber Coffee

Arkansas' Great Southwest Regional Tourism Association hosted the Chamber Coffee in Hope on Wednesday May 21st.  The organization is one of 12 regional tourism associations in Arkansas.  The organization gets matching funds from the state to promote tourism and advertise events.  Great Southwest encompasses Miller, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Hempstead Lafayette, and Nevada County.  All of those counties have events that are helped by the Great Southwest.  These events range from the Jonquil Festival, the Watermelon Festival, the Southwest District Fair, and the Twin Rivers Festival in Hempstead County to "Collin Fest" in DeQueen and the Peach Blossom Festival in Nashville.  Pictured is Brandon Owen, Mark Keith, LuGene Erwin, and Paul Henley.