
Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives a litany of entertainment options for Mothers' Day gifts.
Two public meetings were held late yesterday in Jasper to address concerns about the large CAFO in Newton County. Picasolar took home several thousand dollars from an MIT competition earlier this week. Fort Smith has finished automating trash collection, but now the city's sanitation department is turning its eye to automating recyclable collection. And speaking of Fort Smith, Senator Mark Pryor demands answers from the U.S. Air Force regarding the future of the 188th Fighter Wing.

Ozarks at Large's Meredith Martin Moats recently sat in on a conversation with Bud Rector, who will turn 99 later this year and has lived almost all his life in Yell County. We conclude her two-part report on his recollections of an Arkansas that has nearly vanished.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.

We hear about a different Arkansas from Bud Rector. He's spent nearly his entire 98+ years in Yell County.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
A musical sculpture garden is being installed on a public pocket park along North Main Street in Eureka Springs—the only one like it in the U.S. We visit with the sound designer and collaborative project planner.
Fayetteville native Jason Moore Shrek the Musical at Walton Arts Center. Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives us more details on his career leading up to the arrival at Walton Arts Center of Shrek: The Musical.
Candidates running for the U.S. HOuse of Representatives in Arkansas' 3rd District met in a debate last night, an annual cleanup at Lake Fayetteville is scheduled for tomorrow, and a substantial amound of student-athletes at the U of A are graduating.
"Livery Stable Blues" by Vince Gior4dano and the Nighthawks
Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com explains why sales tax collections are still going up in Bentonville and why November’s election continues to have his attention.
"Air and Kilometers" by Kaki King
The state’s first “Graduation for All Summit” was held at the Jones Center in Springdale yesterday, attended by regional public school superintendents, principals, teachers, staff, as well as a dozen student representatives.
"7 Stars" by Apples in Stereo