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.
Two months after massive twisters shred portions of Franklin and Johnson Counties, we tour the impact zone and check on the status of FEMA assistance.
To contact the Red Cross: www.redcross.org.
For the Franklin County Department of Emergency Management: 479-667-4909.
Click here to view a slideshow of photos from the tornado affected area.
Last week, Benton County received its first red flag burn ban of the summer. A burn ban has been in effect in Washington County since July 11th.
To monitor the status of the burn ban in Washington County, visit www.co.washington.ar.us.
One Friday this summer, more than two dozen people spent the day participating in a writing marathon on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.
To hear what four teachers think about some states doing away with the teaching of cursive writing, click here.
Becca Bacon Martin talks about the Arkansas Air and the Clinton House Museums in Fayetteville, Arkansas Country Doctor Museum in Lincoln and the Daisy Air Gun Museum in Rogers in her six-part series on museums in the area. Plus a music festival opens tonight in Eureka Springs.
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