
Ozarks At Large

The board of directors of Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport recently approved a new long-range master plan for the airport. That plan contains a variety of projects for the short, near and long term future.
The Principal Fellows program at the U of A yesterday announced it had received a $1.9 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. A recent report suggests that in coming years, the northwest Arkansas economy will be among the fastest growing in the U.S.. And the Bentonville City Council gets ready to fill two vacancies.

UA Professor Angie Maxwell argues that the attention the South received throughout the 20th century in regards to three particular events has shaped the Southern Identity that exists yet today. She discusses her book The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiorty, and the the Politics of Whiteness with Ozarks’ Christina Karnatz.


The two candidates for Arkansas governor propose different solutions for the overwhelming number of state inmates that are being held at county jails across Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport board recently approved a new master plan, while various interested parties in Bella Vista work to develop a master plan for recreational trails in the city.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 7, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what teeth can tell us about our ancestors. Also, how climate change is affecting the Marshall Islands.
Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com discusses a rise in tourism tax revenues, a rise in J.B. Hunt’s value and a rise in pistol sales.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art unveiled two new exhibits yesterday, featuring architecture and light.
Music from Morroco, Leftover Salmon, jumping mules, paranormal adventures in Fort Smith and…well, just about everything else is on the schedule for mid-Ocotber. Becca Martin Brown gives us a guide through a busy week.
Robert Pulliza, head coach of the Arkansas volleyball team, explains his 14-3 squad hosts two important matches this weekend at Barnhill Arena.
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