
Ozarks At Large

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.

Becca Martin Brown says Jason Aldean, The Drive-By Truckers, Cheap Trick and Sir Paul McCartney are all coming close by.

Arkansas Auditor of State Charlie Daniels announces he will not run for reelection and that he will retire from politics after nearly 30 years as a state constitutional officer. Benton County finishes an assessment regarding storm damage done to county roads last month. Early voting begins today to renew Sebastian County's 1 percent sales tax. And the state's largest non-government food aid charity gets a new chief executive.

Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers reminds us that auditions at Rogers Little Theater and at the Arts Center of the Ozarks are happening this week.

Mike Ross and Bill Halter talk Medicaid at the Delta Grassroots Conference, as does Governor Mike Beebe, but Beebe also vaunts work by the state's Department of Higher Education in getting more students into college. And Hillcrest Towers in Fayetteville will be getting a facelift after receiving a sizable federal grant.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we take stock of some of the music made in 2013. Robert Ginsburg has his annual review of the year in jazz and Kevin Kinder joins Kyle in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio for our annual comparison of our favorite music of 2013 lists.
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the increase in home sales in northwest and central Arkansas, and the multifaceted unemployment numbers in the former region.
Every day, over 5,000 acres of land are developed in the United States.
But many landholders are using land trusts to protect their farms and forests for future generations. We visit with the executive director of the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust to find out how it works.
“Do You Know It Means to Miss New Orleans?” by Pete Fountain
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about her ongoing trip to New Orleans, plus things we can do in northwest Arkansas today.
Pianist and composer Aaron Goldberg speaks with KUAF’s Robert Ginsberg in advance of his trio’s performance this Saturday at Walton Arts Center.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center gives us a preview of what to expect at Walton Arts Center over the 2012-13 entertainment season.
“Mississippi Mud” by Red Nichols