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.
Becca has little to suggest for this day-after-the-Sugar-Bowl, but she is looking forward to the weekend.
"Salt Peanuts" by Charlie Parker
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net lists the biggest political stories of 2010 in Arkansas. The top story, health care reform, also lead his list of top business stories of 2010.
This weekend the January sky will be explained at Hobbs State Park.
Jacqueline Froelich reports on how a small family-owned company in Alma, called Invotek,--that researches and builds novel computer input devices for severely disabled people--has also found a way to provide its products for free to certain clients financially devastated by their circumstance. To learn more visit www.invotek.org.
The Eureka Springs Police Department is preparing take a dip in the lake for its annual fundraiser.
“Sugar Bowl” by Captain Beefheart
