The best guess is that the 500,000th resident in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area arrived today.
Ozarks At Large
Those were the words of former Senator David Pryor last night during a lecture on dysfunction in Congress.A new report shows Arkansas house prices rose 1.6 percent, and ADEQ is hosting a meeting about new carbon standards existing power plants will have to meet.
The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands visited Northwest Arkansas over the weekend, to join thousands of Ozark islanders in celebrating their nation’s 35th Constitution Day.
Jacqueline Froelich attended opening ceremonies Friday evening and brings us some sounds of the gathering.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the primary election results and more in his weekly business and political news recap.Only five swimming beaches were closed throughout Arkansas during the Memorial Day weekend, as E. Coli hot spots haven't been as bad so far as in previous years. And, passage of a water projects bill in Congress may mean federal money for waterway infrastructure projects in Arkansas.
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the Springdale Chamber of Commerce announces a program to create new jobs. Also, a conversation with Johnathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Arkansas International Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing prepares for deployment to Afghanistan.
“A Storm Approaches” by Rahim Al-Hoj and Ottmar Liebert
Jobless rate is down and home sales are up for the month of July in Fort Smith.
The motorcycle rally plans to become bigger and better than ever before.
“Sylvic” by Dream Circle
The Green Party will launch a drive to gain ballot access in the 2012 election cycle, the Arkansas Agritourism Initiative begins a new advertising campaign to capitalize on the harvest season, the Nats lose their lead in the Texas League north, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
A new festival to go with First Thursday comes to Fayetteville plus, the first night of TheatreSquared’s Boeing Boeing.
