
Ozarks At Large

The Arkansas Legislative council on Friday heard details of a potential agreement to settle more than two decades of litigation involving the state and three Little Rock area school districts. The Buffalo National River releases its operational plan for next year. The state Capitol building is prepped for the holidays. And both Razorback cross country teams take the regional NCAA title.



We celebrate National Novel Writing Month with a "book and writer" montage of songs and film clips.
- "Paperback Writer" The Beatles
- Nicholas Cage in Adaptation
- "Everyday I Write the Book" Elvis Costello
- The Shining
- Deconstructing Harry
- "Book I Read" Talking Heads
- Romancing the Stone
- "Lady Writer" Dire Straits
- Capote
- "who Wrote the Book of Love" the Montones



We continue our once-a-month series asking experts to explain three things about a certain topic. This month, in honor of National Philanthropy Month, three things about giving.
Several stories from the past week, as with most weeks, centered around money. We look at some of those stories in this morning's week in review.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we find out, kind of, why Dr. Lonnie Smith is a “doctor.” The legendary jazz master of the Hammond organ will play in Fayetteville this weekend and he talks to Robert Ginsburg about his music and his career. And a survey to help gauge the direction for the city of Rogers as growth continues.
A handful of schools in the area have canceled class this month due to flu and norovirus. For more information on the flu, visit the Arkansas Department of Health Web site here.
Last week three mentors with impressive resumes came to northwest Arkansas to meet with local start-ups and students at the University of Arkansas. The U of A Office of Entrepreneurship and the Northwest Arkansas Council sponsored the visit.
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"Lucky Number 9' by The Moldy Peaches
To help de-stress from how quickly the month has gone by, Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers suggests trying yoga at the Fayetteville Public Library.
University of Arkansas professor Chris Shields is working on a series of fantasy novels based in the Ozarks. He will have a book signing from 1-3 p.m. February 9 at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
"Etienne" by Garage A Trois
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was Monday, known by many as a day of service. But the past week had many stories linked by a sense of community.
"Sleeping In' by The Postal Service