We expect to see fine art we go one the region's art museums, or walk into many of the art galleries, even when buying our morning joe at the corner coffee shop, but what about as we walk down the hall to our office? Tyson Team Members see everything from Warhol to Remington at the corporation's home office. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas has more.
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A fire has been smoldering in southeastern Carroll County for more than year. The cause? A phenomenon more than a century old. Jacqueline Froelich explains.The new president of Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock starts her new post, but it isn't her first time working at the hospital. The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission will close one of its offices in Northwest Arkansas. Arkansas' Congressional candidates report their fundraising totals for the second quarter of 2013. And lower sanitation rates take effect for Fort smith residents.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what it means for a Berryville to have a level three trauma ranking. Plus, a conversation with Fort Smith native and sculptor Robyn Horn.
What are the odds that Bob Dorough would be in town the exact day Trike Theater was producing a musical of his compositions? We have that answer and listen in to the collaboration.
Wood sculptor Robyn Horn's piece “Already Set in Motion in Motion,” is installed on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art discusses her work at two lectures this past weekend.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses job hires, job layoffs, and new information on the Pegasus pipeline burst in his weekly business news recap.If you're in a severe car accident, getting the appropriate care in a timely manner is critical, which is one of the reasons that the Arkansas Trauma Network was created, which ranks hospitals on the level of trauma services they provide. Only one hospital in Carroll County is capable of providing Comprehensive trauma care to patients.
A former Arkansas Lottery security official pleads guilty to stealing and cashing several hundred-thousand dollars' worth of lottery tickets. Congressman Tom Cotton defends his position on the split farm bill by using anecdotes to support the idea that the food stamp program is laden with fraud. And, the University of Arkansas gets a $100,000 contribution.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, December 6, 2013
Ahead on this snow day edition of Ozarks at Large, our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley of The City Wire; plus the violent explusion of an African American settlement in southeastern Crawford County comes to light, ninety years after the fact.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about upcoming events.
Inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a 13 year-old Fayetteville boy is organizing the first ever NWA Towel Day today at Gulley Park.
Visit www.nwatowelday.tk for more information.
Yesterday, the Fayetteville City Council voted on an amendment to an ordinance that proposed to ban smoking in all city bars. The measure failed due to the lack of enough support from the council. Alderman Mark Kinion speaks about his decision to vote against the proposed amendment.
“A Beautiful Mine” Remix by Madder Men
As our Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports, Walmart and Sam’s Club look at innovative ways to create a sustainable, zero-waste future.
The Village Players will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” in Bentonville later this month.
More information is available at www.bvvillageplayers.org.
