State Republicans gear up for an awareness campaign in the wake of their veto override of a controversial voter ID law, a NWA Council survey finds that the area is ripe for another low-cost air carrier, and state revenue collections for March come in below budget officials' forecasts.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, an update from the oil spill in Mayflower, and the jugglers are coming: to Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and Springdale.The University of Arkansas Inspirational Choir, The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater and Anything Goes will all come to the Walton Arts Center stage in the coming days and weeks.
Last month, John Kantner spoke as part of the Stigler Lecture Series on the University of Arkansas campus. He says that at one time, the canyon was a cultural mecca.Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel yesterday toured the site of the oil spill in Mayflower. He says that incidents such as Sunday's pipeline rupture are evidence that higher standards are needed for the oil industry.
Governor Mike Beebe hears from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding the Mayflower oil spill, allaying some of the governor's initial concerns regarding how cleanup will continue. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel begins investigations into the spill, though after a visit to the site, he has more questions than answers. And an Arkansas House Committee passed a proposal to offer $125 million dollars to the Big River Steel superproject.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on the Mayflower oil spill, street performers in Bentonville and the Governor's Cup brings young entrepreneurs to Northwest Arkansas
Stephen Berry is a professor of history at the University of Georgia, and in his new book about the author of dark poems and stories, he says that though Poe's death to alcoholism may have been disgraceful at the time, it hasn't tainted the famous writer's legacy.
Tomorrow and Friday, The Chancellor Hotel in downtown Fayetteville will be transformed into a business think tank. Eighteen of the best collegiate teams from across the state will compete in the 13th annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup.It could be several more days before nearly two dozen Faulkner County residents of a neighborhood in Mayflower will be able to return to their homes. Crews continue cleaning up after an oil pipeline broke Friday
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how law enforcement officers deal with intoxicated drivers during one of the busiest times of year. Plus, we revisit the site of a sizable music festival that was held outside of Eureka Springs four decades ago.
Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look back at stories with a natural-urban flavor.
An outdoor education class that got its start as a college thesis more than ten years ago has a strong presence in a few Northwest Arkansas schools and is gaining attention nationally. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas hikes through the state park with students learning about the outdoors.
"Outdoors" by Jason Mraz
Dan Craft of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us all the details about early voting, which begins o week from tomorrow.
Katy Henriksen provides us with a preview of this evening's Sunday Symphony, as well as a look at what's ahead in this afternoon's Community Cinema event at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Elgar's Symphony No. 1
