Honored during dinner

The Crossroads Coalition held its eighth annual dinner Thursday night at the Bill Thomas Technology Center for the Delta in Wynne. Several area business and industry leaders were honored for their accomplishments. The City of Forrest City was also honored for becoming the first Coalition member to become certified through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Prospect Readiness Education Program. In the photo above, from left, are: Carl Horton, Chris Heigle, Florine Milligan, Forrest City Area Chamber of Commerce President Kirk Billingsley, Katherine Holmstrom with AEDC, Mayor Larry Bryant, Denise Pennington with AEDC and Heather Maxwell, with the Crossroads Coalition. Photo by Kendall Owens.