
Ozarks At Large

Arvest Bank announces its acquisition of several Bank of America branch banks, a famous Fort smith restaurant announces its plans for reopening, and the city of Fayetteville looks to trade paper for pixels.

The Arkansas delegation in the U.S. Senate file a bill that they say will help protect rice growers and hunters alike. Also, Tontitown moves closer to having a police department of its own with the hire of a chief to lead the town's police force. And, Fort Smith receives recognition, both for its roots and for its rapid growth.
A recycling pilot program in Fayetteville stands to expand next year, the Applied Sustainability Center at the UA in Fayetteville wants Arkansans to focus on sustainable energy in the state, and one of Arkansas's congressional delegation is optimistic that Congress will avoid the fiscal cliff.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers reminds us about an exhibit on Arkansas' first great entrepreneur, which is on display at the Bentonville Public Library today.

The city of Fayetteville officially unveils a new anti-litter and beautification organization, the Fayetteville Farmers' Market gears up for a winter market, and governor Mike Beebe warns that legislators in Washington shouldn't shift funding responsibility for mandatory programs to the states.
Here's the list of our bee clips for Sunday morning, December 9th, 2012
- Wynton Marsalis performs Rimsky-Korsalov's "Flight of the Bumblebee"
- Members of the cast of Arrested Development discuss Gob's plan for a bee business
- Dean Martin's version of "The Birds and the Bees"
- Winnie the Pooh in a not-so-smart disguise to get honey
- Huey Lewis sings "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
- Jerry Seinfeld wants to leave the hive in Bee Movie
- Erykah Badu sings about love in her song "Honey"
- From the first season of Saturday Night Live, the first appearance of The Killer Bees featuring guest host Elliot Gould
- Michael Caine warns the residents of Maysville that the bees are coming! From the movie The Swarm
- Slim Harpo sings "I'm a King Bee"
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 31, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Sons of Otis Malone bring all kinds of instruments into our studio and play three songs from their new CD, Bad Country. Plus Michael Tilley from The City Wire on the week that was in Arkansas business and politics and the dreaded white-nose syndrome has been found in bats in Arkansas.
Here, the band performs the song "Never the Less."
People are gathering at the state capitol today to speak out against the record prison population in Arkansas. and, gas prices in the state are on the rise.
"Bongolia" by The Incredible Bongo Band, and "Painted Chariot" by Incredible String Band
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas says the latest Talk Business Hendrix College Poll shows many races are a tossup.
"Four on Six" by Wes Montgomery
New public education standards known as “Common Core,” an interdisciplinary English, Language Arts, and Math curriculum, is now being taught in 44 states including Arkansas. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, Arkansas is also among 26 states drafting new national science standards.
Once a year the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History celebrates the past and present of a wonderful place in Madison County.
"Big Bang Backwards" by Thomas Dolby, and "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" by REM