Tomorrow night a workshop addressing retirement and sustainability will be held, for free, at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Ozarks At Large
Eureka Springs is now an official motorcycle destination.
And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a local alderman is working with concerned citizens to revise the town’s noise ordinance to preserve both Eureka’s quaint atmosphere and “vehicular diversity.”
Last night, a ceremony in Springdale was part of the local observation of Workers Memorial Week.
Governor Mike Beebe and other state and federal officials yesterday toured the storm damaged cities of Vilonia and Mayflower. The State Board of Correction weighs new options for telephone service for inmates, and unemployment drops across the region.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.In honor of Gameboy debuting in Japan on April 21, 1989, this week's montage is dedicated to video games. Clips from today's montage include:
1. Super Mario Brothers theme song
2. Scene from Pokemon television show
3. "Video Games" by Lana del Rey
4. Scene from "War Games"
5. The Legend of Zelda theme song
6. Scene from "Big"
7. Scene from "Wreck-It Ralph"
8. "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" by The Immortals
9. "Pac Man Fever" by Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner
10. Pac Man sound effect
1. Super Mario Brothers theme song
2. Scene from Pokemon television show
3. "Video Games" by Lana del Rey
4. Scene from "War Games"
5. The Legend of Zelda theme song
6. Scene from "Big"
7. Scene from "Wreck-It Ralph"
8. "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" by The Immortals
9. "Pac Man Fever" by Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner
10. Pac Man sound effect
The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau recently honored the recipients of the organization's GRIT Awards.
Plus, Wal-Mart pays large sums in legal fees. Roby Brock has more in this week’s Talk Business and Politics Update.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks with Speaker of the House Davy Carter about the issue of same-sex marriage. Also, we learn more about the weather phenomenon known as a land spout.
Urban planners, state highway department agents, local city officials and residents are holding the first in a series of public meetings to discuss the design and construction of an eastern traffic corridor through Washington and Benton Counties. Jacqueline Froelich attended a Springdale gathering and files this report.
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"What a Day" by Sons of Brasil
Windy Austin, legendary leader of the bands Zorro and the Blue Footballs and The Hot House Tomato Boys, died this month. We talk with a longtime friend about the musician.
More about playing with Windy can be heard here, including the connection between Zorro and the Blue Footballs and The Rolling Stones.
An Arkansas singer is hoping to show how the childhood of Bill Clinton helped shape the future president. She is putting together an opera that is a day in the life the then 14-year-old Clinton growing up in Hot Springs. Reporter Michael Hibblen with KUAR in Little Rock has the story.
Rioting in Los Angeles, a boxer with “Bad Intentions” and more in our history capsule for August 11.
