NEWS RELEASE – Washington County Historical Society
Sept. 4, 2025
Contact: Dave Edmark
479-530-7241
dedmark@uark.edu

Washington County Historical Society annual meeting set for Oct. 5

The Washington County Historical Society’s annual meeting is planned for 1 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 5, at the Bailey Center at Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville. The meeting will feature the election of board members and the presentation of the 2025 Washington County Distinguished Citizen awards to former Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan and local health care activist Lou Reed Sharp.

The Distinguished Citizen awards are given each year to one or more individuals who have
made exceptional contributions to the life of Washington County and its communities, have
made enduring contributions to preserving and celebrating the history of the county or have
provided outstanding and sustained service or support to the historical society.

Jordan served as mayor from 2009 to 2025 and as a city council member from 2001 to 2009. During his time in office Jordan supported projects such as the historic preservation of the Woolsey Prairie property and rehabilitation of the John Porter Price produce warehouse and the Washington County Historical Society’s annual Battle of Fayetteville commemoration. Sharp is a founder of the Circle of Life hospice center and Communities Home Health Care. After establishing the business Olive Loom, she oversaw the distribution of face masks during the 2020 covid pandemic.

Tickets to the annual meeting are $25 and can be purchased online at https://tinyurl.com/3uehthy9 or by calling WCHS at 479-521-2970. For more information, email info@washcohistoricalsociety.org.