As Bentonville students and school board vote on potential mascots for the district's new high school, superintendent Michael Poore is also concerned with the building's design.
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The Arkansas Forestry Commission is warning state residents that March is prime time for wildfire conditions. The Arkansas Election Commission is being taken to court over rules for absentee ballots under the state's new voter ID law. And a new report details the challenges and successes the state faces in regards to childrens' health.
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So will Artosphere come May. Beth Bobbitt with Walton Arts Center has the lineup for the fifth annual arts and nature festival.
In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
Catch a play at Rogers High School, or attend a festival of colors in Fayetteville's Wilson Park.
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Students are counting down the days until Spring Break and parents are thinking up activities. Becca Martin Brown has this list for Washington County.
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Mexico's history is long, rich and often misunderstood. We talk with a historian who has written eleven books on the subject. Plus, a conversation with a gubernatorial candidate who cites his business background as sufficient experience to serve in higher office in the state. And, a preview of the inaugural Homegrown Festival, debuting next week in Siloam Springs
Randy Dixon, the director of the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History came by our studio to play some amazing clips from Arkansas’ past fifty years.
We drop in as a former church becomes the new headquarters for Feed Fayetteville.
This is the first weekend of spring, even if there is still a touch of winter around. We prepare for the new season with some advice on hiking trails in the Ozarks.
A preview of the now-expanded Blues in the Natural State Festival in downtown Fayetteville next month.
Meredith Martin-Moats has some thoughts about trying to take stress out of her life.
“Blues for Oaktown" by: Turtle Island String Quartet