A world champion BBQ team will be crowned in Bentonville, mental health discussed in Fayetteville and sports all over the place this week.
Ozarks At Large
Legislators are dealing with insurance rates for public school employees and residents of Harrison are dealing with a controversial billboard.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we visit an area high school to learn how one teacher is teaching entrepreneurship. Plus, sturdy and comfortable outdoor furniture made in Prairie Grove. And, a hidden treasure at the 80-year-old Devil's Den State Park.
From a book sale in Eureka Springs to a Comeback to College Fair in Springdale, we have this list of happenings in our listening area.
Arkansas high school students graduating in 2014 and beyond are required to take an economics course. One local school is using hands-on learning methods to teach the value of small business.As a November reduction in SNAP benefits approaches, the River Valley Regional Food Bank is getting ready for an increase in demand for their services.
Arkansas two U.S. Senators sound off about the end of the partial federal government shutdown. Governor Mike Beebe calls a special session of the Arkansas Legislature in order to solve the crisis facing the state's teachers' insurance system. And the Sebastian County Library System begins looking to the future as a needs assessment is conducted.
The fifth annual Eureka Springs' Voices from the Silent City Cemetery Tour, which portrays Depression-era Eureka, is set for Friday and Saturday evenings, October 18th and19th, as well as October 25th and 26th. Jacqueline Froelich provides a preview. For tickets call 479-253-9417.
It's been a bordello, a restaurant and now a visitors center...and it's one of our favorite spaces in the region. We spent an afternoon at Miss Laura's in downtown Fort Smith,
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we head out on the campaign trail with GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson. Plus, an update on SWEPCO's plan to construct a major new transmission line across the region.
Last night, Bodenhamer Fellows at the University of Arkansas learned of an additional gift.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses today’s latest unemployment numbers for Arkansas, plus this week’s earning statements from Walmart and Car-Mart.
"My Only Swerving" by El Ten Eleven
Becca Martin Brown previews the Pat Benatar concert Sunday night as well as other weekend entertainment options.
Tonight Blossom’s Burlesque will take to the stage at Teatro Scarpino for two performances.
Walmart reports quarterly earnings,Springdale will replace two of its fire stations and build another, more kindergarteners will enter Rogers elementary schools this year, and other stories.
“Bear No Hair” by Garage A Trois
