Michael Tilley of The City Wire talks about the October polls and what they mean for next year's election. Plus Walmart's concerns and a new contract for Arkansas Best.Ozarks At Large
Michael Tilley of The City Wire talks about the October polls and what they mean for next year's election. Plus Walmart's concerns and a new contract for Arkansas Best.A program awards grants to several Arkansas hospitals to help the facilities connect their electronic medical records to the statewide health information exchange. Fayetteville looks to updating its transportation master plan. Razorback soccer moves into the post-season, while Razorback cross-country teams take home the SEC titles.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, an effort to bring green funerals to Northwest Arkansas, trails get a boost in Fort Smith, and a conversation with Frank Tavares, the voice familiar to NPR listeners for the past few decades.
For years Frank Tavares has been the voice of NPR's underwriting announcements. He's also a writer and professor.
A just-announced grant will allow Fort Smith to expand the trail systems along the city's riverfront.
A just-announced grant will allow Fort Smith to expand the trail systems along the city's riverfront.
Halloween isn't over yet. Becca has the address of a house that begins as a family-friendly Halloween destination...then gets scarier as the night continues.
This All Hallow’s Eve we take you to Droke House, an abandoned Washington County country estate which facilitator Vickie Kelly is seeking to transform into a final resting place for souls craving to go “to ground”—under the state’s first sustainable cemetery. State legislator Ann Clemmer throws her hat into the race for the 2nd District in the U.S. Congress. Trails in Fort Smith get a boost thanks to the Walton Family Foundation. Emergency food and shelter organizations in Northwest Arkansas get assistance money. And state health officials say that whooping cough is on the rise in Arkansas.
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On this edition of Ozarks, thoughts on Lt. Governor Mark Darr's resignation. Plus, Perry Miller Adato discusses her documentaries and gives tips to aspiring filmmakers.
There are swallows. Then there are swallows. One flock prefers human habitat, the other wilderness. Here, Joe Neal vividly illustrates the differences. Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
This week, the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission awarded the Fayetteville Underground $55,000 for renovations.
Arkansas unemployment fell in April, several public officials are banding together to campaign against a pair of initiatives that could put questions about casino gambling in front of Arkansas voters, the Arkansas softball team prepares for the NCAA Tournament and more.
“Music for Mallet Instruments” by: Steve Reich
This spring, a group of Arkansas political activists associated with “Occupy Wall Street” in Little Rock launched a ballot initiative to amend the state's campaign finance and lobbying law, organized around the state motto “Regnat Populus,” which means “The People Rule.”
Block Avenue business are throwing a block party Sunday to celebrate their street and remind Fayetteville residents to shop locally.
