The Arkansas Economic Development Commission develops a new way to market large-acreage sites to attract major industrial development. The Springdale Fire Department develops a strategic plan for the next five years. And the city of Fayetteville announces free parking in the downtown area for the Tahnksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has existed for four years and it's director is thinking about the future.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a look back at the second wave of feminism in politics, the new face of Arkansas' voter ID law, and Roby Brock tells us Tyson has been doing chicken right in his Talk Business Arkansas update. Plus, the use of insects in music; it doesn't happen often.
A national conference in 1977 captured the attention of the press…and still has a legacy today.
Tyson Foods announces record sales and earnings for the 2013 fiscal year. Roby Brock of Talk Business Arkansas has that and more in his weekly update.In addition to bugs, our insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus, likes music. We look at instances of insects in rock and roll.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has announced the installation of new voter ID photo systems in all Arkansas counties. The project is in compliance with a new state Voter ID law, passed this year by the Arkansas legislature. To learn more visit: FaceYourVote.org.Walmart announces a new appointee to its board of directors, and who its next CEO will be come February. The Arkansas office of Medicaid Inspector General gets down to business with a new website for reporting Medicaid fraud, waste or abuse. And road construction will slow traffic in Fayetteville this week of Thanksgiving.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, the Affordable Care Act and the Marshalese population of Northwest Arkansas: Jacqueline Froelich has that report. Plus, the Rock City Times is Arkansas' second most unreliable news source. We'll talk to Greg Henderson, the man behind the satirical news site.
Next month's madrigal dinner presented by the Bentonville High School Chamber Choir is the last such concert. We hear a preview from inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, February 3, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with authors Rilla Askew and Timothy O'Grady. Plus, Mercy Fort Smith opens its new breast center.
In the latest installment of our What's in a Name series, we explore the history of Lake Atalanta.
The annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake is this weekend. Events include a crowd-sourced process to test the clarity of the lake.
"Lost in the Congo" by Doyle Bramhall
Amina Figarova has 12 recordings and has performed with her quintet on the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival. Friday night she closes the KUAF Summer Jazz Concert Series at Walton Arts Center.
A spokesman for Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin says that the office should be able to use outside counsel that questions the office's compliance with the state's Freedom of Information Act. Benton County officials continue to assess damage done by recent floods, with the cost of said damage estimated at $5 million and rising. The same rains that caused damage in Benton County has given a rare opportunity to floaters of the Buffalo River. And while yesterday's elections resulted in a runoff next month in Springdale, voters in Paris and Huntsville approved more taxes in their own cities.
"Join Me On My Avalanche" by Explosions in the Sky & David Wingo
The plans for the Charlie Craig State Fish Hatchery in Centerton began in the middle of the Great Depression, long before large man-made lakes were part of the landscape in northern Arkansas. The hatchery has been a part of Benton County for years, but in coming ones a replacement could be built near Highfill.
