Fairfield Bay’s Memorial Day Observance will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, in front of the senior center. Mayor Paul Wellenberger will welcome veterans and guests and the Van Buren County Band will perform patriotic music.

Maumelle Mayor Caleb Norris will lead a ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, in remembrance of all those who died serving in the United States Armed Forces. The ceremony is planned at the Maumelle Veterans Memorial at Lake Willastein Park. The Arkansas Run for the Fallen Traveling Memorial will be located at the Maumelle Veterans Memorial from Friday, May 24, until noon Monday, May 27. The memorial consists of a placard with a short biography and a 3′ x 5′ flag for each Arkansas service member who has died while serving since Sept. 11, 2001. This ceremony will take place “rain or shine.”