Ron Breeding from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock files this report on the fallout from yesterday’s Crawford County courthouse shooting in Van Buren.
Ozarks At Large
A new election for Cherokee Chief, scheduled Sept. 24th in Talequah may be snarled by a recent federal order to allow Cherokee Freedmen, descendants of both Cherokee and enslaved Africans, the right to vote.The circus is still at Parsons Stadium in Springdale, and “Waiting for Superman” screens at the Arkansas Union Theatre. There’s also some live music today.
Earlier this week, the Fulbright Trio performed inside the Firmin-Garner Performance studio in advance of their tomorrow night’s performance in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Dallas, Tulsa, Kansas City and St. Louis offer something for everybody throughout this month and the next.
Walton Arts Center officials announce a $500,000 grant from the Fayetteville A & P Commission, season tickets for the University of Arkansas’ men’s basketball team go on sale, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Walmart shelves its proposal to build an Express store in Eureka Springs, Cargill announces another recall of ground turkey after reports of Salmonella contamination, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
The Dardanelle Aquatic Resource Team is hosting the National Public Lands Day/The Great Arkansas Clean-Up on September 24th.
To register as a volunteer, call Felicia Turnbow at 479.968.2530.
The River Valley Regional Food Bank in Fort Smith is running low on the amount of protein available for distribution.
For more information on the food bank, visit www.rivervalleyfoodbank.com.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit a local yarn shop to speak with local knitters about how and what they're working on this holiday season. Plus, a discussion with a local man who lost his grandson in the Sandy Hook massacre last December, and how a church reaches out to the community with its healing touch.
In his book “Before I Go To Sleep,” author S.J. Watson addresses the question – if our memories define us, who would we be if we had none?
Ernie Dumas talks about “Waiting for the Cemetery Vote,” a book he co-authored with Tom Glaze on the latter’s efforts to eradicate election fraud in Arkansas.
More of the conversation with Ernie Dumas and the book “Waiting for the Cemetery Vote.” can be heard here.
Winslow plans to host its first half-marathon in September. Online registration is preferred and can be done at www.winslow-run.com.
“Bending on Strings” by Flatt and Scruggs
Fireworks enthusiasts, rejoice! Becca has a list of firework shows planned in the region during the 4th of July weekend.
“Christine” by Garland Jeffreys
A program on the buried treasures and lost mines of the Ozark Mountains is being hosted tomorrow at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale.
