The efforts to help area residents with some college credit finish their degree continue next week at the Jones Center in Springdale.Ozarks At Large
The efforts to help area residents with some college credit finish their degree continue next week at the Jones Center in Springdale.The continued government shutdown in Washington, D.C. is impacting the ability of Arkansas farmers to export their crops abroad, and it is causing about 100 workers to be furloughed at the University of Arkansas. J.B. Hunt Transport posts its third quarter earnings report. Siloam Springs considers regulating yard sale signs, and the price of gas creeps downward in Arkansas.
Ahead on Ozarks, the Sustainability Communities Leadership Summit moves to North Little Rock. Plus, a conversation with Hoyt Purvis, one of the authors of Voices of the Razorbacks.
Today, Razorback sporting events can be heard on dozens of radio stations across the state and seen anywhere in the world through the Internet. But as Hoyt Purvis, one of the authors of "Voices of the Razorbacks" puts it, it took decades for the Razorback Sports Network to develop into hat it is today.
Becca discusses the trend of concerts being included in the admission to fairs like the Arkansas State Fair.
Unearthing your family history can start with a visit to your local library. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, libraries can contain extensive genealogical collections, provide patrons free access to sites such as ancestry.com, and even have staff genealogists on hand to assist. To learn more visit the Arkansas Genealogical Society at agsgenealogy.org.
Roby Brock discusses a new shopping center in Conway, Walmart splitting with a company in India and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
The second annual Sustainability Communities Leadership Summit will focus on sustainability as an economic development strategy.Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe expects the number of state employees that are furloughed to increase this week, while nest year's campaign for Arkansas' U.S. Senate seat heats up. And high schoolers around the state are now expect to pass a semester-long course in economics.
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, an invasive rock-snot algae is threatening to take over parts of the White River, plus the latest artist at the Fayetteville Underground is stirring viewers' emotions with his work.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, January 2, 2014
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: tigers making art near Eureka Springs, bugs on utility boxes in downtown Fayetteville and a day spent catching grasshoppers.
Five labs in Ft. Smith are used to keep track of the water quality in the city.
“If You're Not Dancin' ” by Breathe Owl Breathe
Becca previews the return of the Festival on the Border in Fort Smith.
The second week of Noises Off begins Thursday night. After Sunday's matinee, many of the members of the cast and crew discussed the scripted chaos. For more information, visit theater2.org.
Stomp arrives at Walton Arts Center this weekend. For almost 20 years the ensemble has been to almost every place on the globe. We get a preview of the shows.
