The 2015 Best of the Red Rock Area Announcement will take place on Thursday, January 28 starting at 3:30 p.m.

The event will be held in the Graham Conference Center at Central College. Marion County Development Commission Executive Director Carla Eysink says the focus of the Best of Red Rock Area contest is to promote excellence in hospitality and service throughout the area’s tourism sector and communities. Voting was held from February through November of last year. KNIA/KRLS is the reigning winner of Best Local Source for News since the awards were started.