
Ozarks At Large

In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.


The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.




Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families reacts to funding cuts made to state child abuse prevention programs; Grant Tennile, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says the amount of natural gas drilling in Fayetteville Shale will increase; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“May” by Thomas Newman
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks with Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission Grant Tennile to gain more insight on Gov. Beebe’s China Trip.
Yesterday afternoon, the University of Arkansas unveiled its first GREEN solar-powered mobile laboratory to reach out to Arkansas’ K-12 students and get them interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers starts off May with some musical choices.
“May” by Show Me the Skyline