The Michigan-based band discusses how they came together as a family band, and they perform "My Love is a Tall Ship" by Jimmy Crowley.Ozarks At Large
The Michigan-based band discusses how they came together as a family band, and they perform "My Love is a Tall Ship" by Jimmy Crowley.In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
The city of Fort Smith continues to construct a 20-year plan and the University of Arkansas has news about scholarships for future students.The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.
Ahead on Ozarks, Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us a list of St. Patrick's Day events happening this weekend, and we have a preview of the William S. Paley Collection exhibit at Crystal Bridges. We also learn about the latest plans for the new high school in Bentonville.
Finvarra's Wren recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and performance. As Bentonville students and school board vote on potential mascots for the district's new high school, superintendent Michael Poore is also concerned with the building's design.
Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, talks about the delayed opening for the Marshall's Museum and another effort to place medicinal marijuana on the Arkansas ballot.The Arkansas Forestry Commission is warning state residents that March is prime time for wildfire conditions. The Arkansas Election Commission is being taken to court over rules for absentee ballots under the state's new voter ID law. And a new report details the challenges and successes the state faces in regards to childrens' health.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Wrecking Ball takes to downtown Springdale for a one of a kind event for one night only. Plus, First Christian jChurch in Fayetteville prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday today.
Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell, executive director of University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Academy of the Arts, discusses Gospel Fest 2011. The event was hosted on March 5th. The UAFS Academy of the Arts Distinguished Artists' Series will be held April 11th at Breedlove Auditorium in Fort Smith.
The spread of invasive plant species in Fayetteville calls for some immediate measures.
The month of March marks 21 years of Ozarks at Large as a radio news-magazine. In 1990, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams started producing the show in a format more or less similar to its current one. The Ozarks at Large news team members share their 21 favorite sounds.
"Sand" by Medeski Martin & Wood & "Walking on the Moon" by Frank Vignola with Gary Mazzaroppi & Vinny Raniolo
Roby Brock from www.talkbusiness.net discusses redistricting of Fayetteville from Third District to the Fourth with political columnist John Brummet.
A walk-a-thon being organized this Saturday by Bentonville High School students hopes to raise funds and awareness about cancer in Northwest Arkansas.
