Prior to playing the Ozark Mountain Music Fest, the band SX Rex stopped by our studio and played a few songs. Here is their original song "Am I Coming Through?".
Ozarks At Large
In the latest installment of our spaces series, we go behind-the-scenes at KNWA to learn what it takes to produce an evening newscast.
Olivia Trimble's business Sleet City Hand Painted Signs may only be just more than a year old, but her wares can be spotted all around town, including a hand-painted sandwich board outside Onyx Coffee Lab and adorning the Town Center at the Fayetteville Square during the Little Craft Show. Katy Henriksen visits Trimble in her home studio to find out more about how and why she launched her business and how she makes her custom signs.Web Extra: Images From Sleet City Signs
A collection of historical documents and books are on loan to the University of Arkansas this semester.
The recent removal of trees along a Springdale roadway spurred a long thought-after tree farm in SpringdaleFrom Benton and Crawford counties to Little Rock, this edition of the Week in Review covers stories from across the area and state.
Ahead on Ozarks, the initial payment to insurance carriers in relation to the state’s private option is in the mail today. And the band SX Rex will explain their name and play two songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance StudioThree brothers, based in Eureka Springs, make up the rock, folk, bluegrass band SX Rex. The trio will play Saturday evening at 6:00 during The Ozark Mountain Music Festival inside the Basin Park Hotel. We meet Josh, Nick and Chris Bower.
NWA TechFest , set to happen next week in Fayetteville, has changed much over the years. We talk to one of the event's organizers about its evolution.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an examination of primary races. Plus, researchers monitor the environmental impact of a hog farm on the Buffalo River Watershed.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about upcoming musical performances in Tulsa and Dallas.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Kyle Kellams speaks with freelance writer Evin Demirel about the reasons for the low participation of African-Americans in baseball.
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www.arkansaslife.com
www.thesportseer.com
Turnout expected to be low for today’s runoff elections in Arkansas; the Arkansas Razorback baseball team heads to the College World Series in Omaha this weekend; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Omaha” by Tapes n’ Tapes
This morning, just after eleven, the big next step in the creation of a 36-mile trail system linking the major cities along the Interstate 540 corridor took place. Groundbreaking for a phase of the trail in Rogers was held with several mayors in attendance. Ozarks at Large's Antoinette Grajeda spoke with John McLarty, transportation study director for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, prior to the ceremony and has this report.
To listen to more from the groundbreaking ceremony, click here.
