Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Governor Mike Beebe talks special session and another effort to attract European businesses to Arkansas. Plus, we learn more about XNA's master plan for the future and whether E-gas is the fuel of the future.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Governor Mike Beebe talks special session and another effort to attract European businesses to Arkansas. Plus, we learn more about XNA's master plan for the future and whether E-gas is the fuel of the future.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.
Governor Mike Beebe talks to Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, about the possibility of a special session of the Arkansas Legislature.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.
Ahead on Ozarks, coverage from a groundbreaking ceremony for Bentonville's new high school. Plus, a conversation with the author of “The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness.”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.
Roby Brock talks about Governor Beebe's thoughts on a special session and more in his weekly business and political news update
This morning, the Bentonville Public School District broke ground on its new high school project in Centerton.
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.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, what has been termed by some as mommy-blogging has become big business in the area. We learn about the legality of earning money for blogs and reviews. Plus, we go behind the scenes at the National Weather Service in Tulsa.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.
One half of the Still on the Hill duo Donna Stjerna will perform inside Clapp Auditorium on Mount Sequoyah on June 5th as part of the Music on the Mountain series.
"La Valse D'Amelie (Orchestra Version)" by Yann Tiersen
Northwest Arkansas Community College’s Board of Trustees continues its search for a new president; Senator John Boozman hopes Congress can extend the current student loan interest rates soon; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Kutambarar” by Kronos Quartet
Seeds that Feed, a new organization in Fayetteville, hopes to donate fresh food to area food banks instead of going the traditional canned food drive way. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas has this report.
For more information or to donate, find them at the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market or at www.seedsfeed.org.
Kyle Kellams recently visited Walton Arts Center where stick-work artist Patrick Dougherty is building his new stick sculpture.
More of this conversation can be found here.
The Ozark Society, established by conservationist Neil Compton to prevent the damming of the Buffalo National River, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” by Glenn Miller
