Jacob Hatley sepnt three years working on his film I Ain’' in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm. He explains why he ended up living in Levon's barn during part of the process.Ozarks At Large
Jacob Hatley sepnt three years working on his film I Ain’' in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm. He explains why he ended up living in Levon's barn during part of the process.
Another incubator for entrepreneurs is hatching in North Little Rock. Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas has more.
Medically underserved individuals can secure care at twelve federally qualified community health centers in Arkansas. Some patients pay cash, on a sliding scale based on income. Others are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. But under Arkansas’s new Health Care Reform private option, these health centers may see their Medicaid income slashed.A legislative task force is ironing out its recommendations for a new state veterans' home to be built in one of four potential cities. And, early voting begins today on a zoning issue in Russellville that could determine whether a Walmart Neighborhood Market will be built in that city.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks. A Facebook-job-posting-a-day approach to getting people in the Fort Smith region who are looking for work. Work Fort Smith is taking a small, but consistent, path to connecting those seeking work to those seeking employees. We'll also review the past seven days in Arkansas politics and business with Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas and two approaches to solar power…including area high school students taking to a swimming pool to test their solar-powered boats. And Meredith Martin Moats continues her series on books about Arkansas with a review of a study of the man who brought electricity to the state, Harvey Couch.While it may not be an award you'd be thrilled about if informed ahead of time, the award bestowed upon the University of Arkansas last week would likely please any entity after the fact.
Meredith Martin Moats continues her summer series on books about Arkansas with a review of a biography about Harvey Couch.
You can read more from Meredith at theboileddownjuice.com.
A small, but consistent, effort is underway in Fort Smith to connect firms with job openings to people seeking work.
In the first month of the fiscal year, Arkansas state revenue shows signs of growth. The Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce is supporting the millage proposal to be decided by voters next month. The Illinois River Watershed Partnership gets more than $1 million in grant funding for green infrastructure. And a former Razorback wins the British Open.
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit a cobbler, a saddlemaker and we hear music from Jed Clampit from inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel to Mutasia by visiting with the author of the series for young readers. Plus, gifts for children that encourage a love for insects and nature. Becca Martin Brown tells us where to catch Santa in the next two days before Christmas, and a Talk Business Arkansas update.
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net speaks with Dr. Jim Kahrr, a columnist and former professor of marketing, about the latter’s book “30 Doses of Marketing Success: A Month’s Worth of Tips from a Marketing Doctor.”
The museum prepares to move into its new space on Rogers Avenue.
“Mo’ Better Blues” by Branford Marsalis
Becca tells us about a few more farmers' markets we can visit today.
Technical crew, actors and musicians prepare for a new touring edition of “Guys and Dolls.”
“Luck Be A Lady Tonight” by Frank Sinatra
In July 2005, Don House wrote a letter to longtime friend after their five-year-old daughter had died suddenly. His own daughter had died nearly thirty years earlier. Now, six years after he wrote and sent the letter, he reads it here.
“She Followed The Stars” by The Jeff McLaughlin Quartet
