The saugeye, a hybridization of the walleye and sauger, is being introduced to the smallest lakes in Bella Vista.
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The saugeye, a hybridization of the walleye and sauger, is being introduced to the smallest lakes in Bella Vista.
Web Exclusive: Three More Questions About Fish
The Arkansas General Assembly this past session, enacted several new controversial gun rights laws in Arkansas, most notably “Professor Carry” and “Church Carry.” But some say, another new and rather discreet state law, to go into effect August 16th, aims to decriminalize the open carry of handguns in Arkansas.The Arkansas Secretary of State released a draft of rules for implementing the state's new voter ID law. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel isn't overly concerned about discrepancies in Exxon-Mobile's reported timeline of the Mayflower oil spill. U.S. Geological Survey officials say that the flooding of the Fourche LaFave River last week was a flood of historic proportions, or at least the largest since record-keeping began on the river. And Fayetteville is ranked as one of the cheaper places to live in the country.
Ahead on Ozarks, a manufacturer expands in Central Arkansas, reflections on notorious outlaws' time in the region, and sounds from a sun box soul circle.
92-year-old Warren Blaylock, a resident of Alma and an off-and-on again resident of Crawford County, was yesterday’s speaker at the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren. As a 12-year-old in 1933, he was fascinated by the stories he overheard about the crime-spreeing duo Bonnie and Clyde.
Leo G. Mazow, an Associate Professor of American Art History at the University of Arkansas, recently was awarded the Eldridge Prize from the Smithsonian American Art Museum for his book Thomas Hart Benton and the American Sound.
In his weekly look back at the past seven days of business and political news, Roby Brock of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas looks at the Dassault Falcon expansion in Central Arkansas, and the replacement that will take Martha Shoffner's place as state treasurer.Judge Leon Holmes rejects former state treasurer Martha Shoffner's guilty plea after being unsatisfied with her testimony regarding activities that led to her indictment. Senator Mark Pryor lashes out with his own ad against negative publicity regarding his voting record on gun control. Governor Mike Beebe lauds the state's Unemployment Insurance Program for bouncing back after running out of money a few years ago. Ozark Regional Transit offers free rides throughout the summer to children aged 17 and under. And Tyson Foods acquires a California-based ethnic food operation.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks: the Arkansas Music Pavilion moves to Rogers, a survey of local theatre's past, present, future and even coming attractions. And the Adams Collins Jazz Trio performs another song in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Here is a listing of the ten clips included in this week’s montage of ice-related items.
Apologies to the fans of the movie Ice Castles, fans of Van Halen’s Ice Cream Man and rappers Cube and T. Maybe next time.
- Vanilla Ice sings his biggest (only?) hit, "Ice, Ice, Baby."
- Groucho gets fleeced in A Day at the Races.
- Rock Hudson seeks information from Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra.
- Camaro-ready rock and roll from Foreigner. The song is "Cold as Ice."
- Pre-game analysis before the legendary 1967 NFL Championship Game, known as the "Ice Bowl." Green Bay beat Dallas 21-17.
- "Ice Cream Man" from a young Tom Waits.
- A portion of the trailer to the first Ice Age film.
- Iceland native Bjork sings "It’s Oh So Quiet"
- Val Kilmer, as Ice Man, gets all sentimental toward the end of Top Gun.
- Theme from the HBO series Game of Thrones, adapted from A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R.R. Martin and filmed partially in Iceland.
Apologies to the fans of the movie Ice Castles, fans of Van Halen’s Ice Cream Man and rappers Cube and T. Maybe next time.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
The United States Track and Field Olympic Trials begin today in Eugene, Oregon. By the time the event is over, the squad that will represent the county in London this summer will be complete. Several athletes with University of Arkansas ties have qualified for the trials, including runner Stephanie Brown.
“Pilgrim” by Runner
Dan Craft, special projects reporter from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, talks about an upcoming report about DUI arrests in the region that involve the use of illegal and prescription drugs.
Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith talks about the history of shark attacks and other interesting things.
Wildfires continue to spread in Arkansas; Arkansas senators disagree about new rules that seek to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Summer’s Here” by James Taylor
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses Walmart nixing its Mexico operations expansion plan, the increase in enplanements at Arkansas’ three largest airports, and more.
