Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says two great storytellers will share a stage soon in northwest Arkansas.
Warren Blaylock is a resident of Alma, but he served as a medic in the 67th Evacuation Hospital during World War II. Tonight, he will be the featured speaker during a special Veterans Day edition of the Crawford County Chronicles' speaker series at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren.
With another busy week ahead we offer some highlights of a packed calendar.
Link: As promised, here is the long web address for the UAFS nominations:
www.uafs.edu/adp.american-democracy-project
Link: As promised, here is the long web address for the UAFS nominations:
www.uafs.edu/adp.american-democracy-project
Saturday, the Fayetteville National Cemetery added more than two acres to its footprint.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee in Little Rock approved an audit of the state's recent expansion of Medicaid through the Private Option. Governor Beebe issues a feeler for more money to fix systemic problems with the state's Department of Community Corrections. And Entergy Arkansas trims trees this month to help prevent more winter power outages.


William Shatner is bringing his one-man show to Fayetteville and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers talked to him.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, while there won't be a red carpet, Eureka Springs will recognize achievement in independent film this weekend. Plus, an exhibit allowing patrons to get hands-on with some of the first pages and books ever printed. And, Becca Martin Brown talks haggis.
A former Arkansas Lottery security official pleads guilty to stealing and cashing several hundred-thousand dollars' worth of lottery tickets. Congressman Tom Cotton defends his position on the split farm bill by using anecdotes to support the idea that the food stamp program is laden with fraud. And, the University of Arkansas gets a $100,000 contribution.
"Quarter Chicken Dark" by Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan, Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Thile
If you're in a severe car accident, getting the appropriate care in a timely manner is critical, which is one of the reasons that the Arkansas Trauma Network was created, which ranks hospitals on the level of trauma services they provide. Only one hospital in Carroll County is capable of providing Comprehensive trauma care to patients.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses job hires, job layoffs, and new information on the Pegasus pipeline burst in his weekly business news recap.
"I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool" by El Ten Eleven
Becca reminds us that time is running out to check out Opera of the Ozarks this summer.
Wood sculptor Robyn Horn's piece “Already Set in Motion in Motion,” is installed on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art discusses her work at two lectures this past weekend.
"Metal & Wood" by Tyrone Wells