Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.Ozarks At Large
Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.
The past week in Arkansas saw a visit from President Obama, hundreds of new jobs announced, and expansion plans for one decades-old stadium move forward. We have more in this morning's Week in Review.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend. Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says this Mother's Day has more than enough choices for Mom. They're free, too.
Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.Historical author Velda Brotherton discusses foods she remembers eating and some she still cooks from growing up in the Boston Mountains prior to her taking part in an event this Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, June 27, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, can e-cigarettes help smokers reduce their nicotine consumption? More than 20 vapor shops have recently opened in northwest Arkansas alone. We take a look at the phenomenon, and Johnathan Story talks about his upcoming concert in Fayetteville, and sits down at the Mary Rumsey Baker Steinway piano in our studio.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks to two Republican members of the House about the private option.
In his weekly address, Governor Mike Beebe remembers the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and what the future may hold for achieving ethnic equality. Washington County Officials warn residents of outdoor burning, New polling data shows differing levels of support for the state's Private Option. Allens Canning Company will have a new CEO when the company's sale to Sager Creek Acquisition is final. And the Razorback baseball team finds sweeping victory during the opening weekend of the season.
"Victory Rose" by Lights & Motion
We purchase auto, home and health insurance. But what about long term coverage for when we are old and frail, and require skilled nursing care? Jacqueline Froelich reports.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses hirings and firings around the state.
"Transitions" by El Ten Eleven
Becca talks about the storytime schedule for the Washington County Library System.
