Improvements are set to take place and Bentonville airport, U.S. Senator Mark Pryor speaks out against aggression against Americans in Libya, and the women's Razorback golf team finishes its first tournament of the season.
Ozarks At Large
On today's edition of Ozarks we tour the Fort Smith Sanitary Lanfill. Also, we check-in with the co-founders of the Fayetteville Flyer to see how they're settling into their new office.
Cat Power's new album "Sun" is a dramatic departure from earlier sounds. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen takes a closer look at the transition.
The Fort Smith Sanitary Landfill is the largest in the state and now is self-sustaining. We took a tour last month.The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville issues guidelines for camping prior to the football game against Alabama this weekend, but guidelines aren't the only thing being issued on campus. Also, the city of Fayetteville abandons a plan to expand sidewalks on a downtown street.
Cooperative Emergency Outreach is looking for a new home. Plus, the 11th anniversary of the attacks in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania are remembered on the University of Arkansas campus.Hollywood has a ratings system, as does TV, but how does one determine whether a book or a play is appropriate for them or their family?
Becca Martin Brown gives us the lowdown on today's music, theater and other events.
The week ahead is National Suicide Prevention Week, and Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Melody Kouchehbagh and Jenni Kirstein of the Arkansas Crisis Center about how the organization helps people at risk.
Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look back at the past week's stories involving education.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a recap of testimony in Little Rock yesterday from current and former University of Arkansas officials regarding a funding deficit for the school's division of advancement. Plus, what it takes to put on an opera for just two performances, and two local non-profit organizations are calling on the public to help provide for infrastructure needs.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses a sale of some former Whirlpool real estate in Fort Smith and the eventual arrival of Whole Foods in Fayetteville.
An undocumented Arkansas college student who traveled to Mexico to attain a nursing degree back in 2011, was forced to flee back across the U.S. border this winter, and risk arrest by immigration officials in order to save her own life. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, Marisol Soto somehow made it all the way back home to Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Photo: Marisol, Andrea, and Marianna Soto)
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says this Mother's Day has more than enough choices for Mom. They're free, too.
"Born to Win, Part One" by Hurray for the Riff Raff
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Curtis Coleman. An extended version of the interview is available here.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend.
