Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Lynette Bryant. An extended version of the interview is available here.
A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the founders of Olivia's Basket share the spirit of their late daughter and of the organization she inspired. Plus, our insect expert offers low-tech solutions to pesky insects in the garden.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a roundtable discussion on workforce education in the state. And, and an effort to expand the footprint of Gulley Park.
A world premiere at Breedlove Auditorium will include actors spinning above stage, a rotating stage and a hula hoop on steroids. And more.
The answers to today's pop culture montage are in order as follows:
Billie Holiday with her version of "Darn That Dream"
The infamous scene from Dallas, when Pam begins to learn the past few seasons were just a dream
Dorothy Gale wakes up from her dream about Oz
The Eureythmics with their big hit, "Sweet Dreams"
Neo's last chance to live in the dream world of The Matrix
The final scene of the final episode of Newhart
A part of the trailer from Inception
Laurence Olivier from his Oscar-winning performance from Hamlet
Patsy Cline, "Sweet Dreams"
Tuesday is National Boss Appreciation Day, and Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas interviews Rick Stockdell, general manager of KUAF.
"Boss" by James Brown
Becca Martin Brown talks about an upcoming show that will bring Muslim Moroccan culture to centerstage in Fayetteville.
The Springdale School District looks for federal funding to better prepare students for college, Christmas lights go up in Fayetteville, and Arkansans properly dispose of a record amount of prescription medication.
"Ice Machine in the Desert" by Brave Combo
