Joy West, M.D.
Joy West, MD, FACOG, will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Celebrating Community Gala Luncheon. A native of the southside of Chicago, IL, and a descendant of Keaton Township, Dr. West is a practicing Gynecologist & Obstetrician and a passionate advocate for women’s health and social justice.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
The Grand Prairie Center 2808 US-165 Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160
2025 Key Note Speaker
Come honor the legacies of the 2025 Community Honorees at the “Celebrating Community Gala Luncheon”. The event will be held at The Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets will be available for purchase on June 1, 2025. Learn more about our inspiring honorees here.
2025 Community Honorees
2024 Celebrating Community Gala Luncheon
2024 Keaton Township Heritage Festival
Pictured left to right: Marty Ryall, Arkansas Heritage Director; Barbara Holt, Executive Director of Keaton Township Project; Lacey Sims, President of Keaton Township Project; Deborah Fithen, Arkansas Heritage Grants Manager
The Division of Arkansas Heritage has awarded Keaton Township Project a $3550 grant to assist in funding the 2024 Keaton Township Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This inaugural event will feature commissioned artwork by artist Sarah Maxwell, numerous activities for children including Keaton Township historical trivia games, a narrated Ancestral Land Tour of Keaton Township communities (Alymra, Casscoe, Immanuel, and Lookout), food, and much more! Event tickets will be available on June 1, 2024. Free admission.
“Faith, Family, And Farming: History Of Arkansas County Black Farmers
$50.00 plus tax and S&H.
The Moore Ancestral Land Journey 2021
We believe that love of the community is exhibited through service to the community.
“Community is more than a physical place. It is a spiritual place embedded in love.”
