Carroll County’s Quorum Court failed to secure an ordinance to establish public rural water system several years ago, after voters repealed it, claiming the project was being pushed and controlled by a minority of developers. But now the QC’s water committee is looking to convince a majority of residents to support a more transparent public water facilities board-facilitated project.Ozarks At Large
Carroll County’s Quorum Court failed to secure an ordinance to establish public rural water system several years ago, after voters repealed it, claiming the project was being pushed and controlled by a minority of developers. But now the QC’s water committee is looking to convince a majority of residents to support a more transparent public water facilities board-facilitated project.Arkansas is ranked near the bottom in terms of states' residents being connected to the Internet. We look at the implications this might have for education, and efforts to try and bridge the digital divide.
Becca tells us about the Art of Cycling, which is a collaboration between the Norberta Philbrook Gallery and the Pressroom in Bentonville.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large: it's never too early or too late to start planning for retirement. We speak with an expert to learn three things to know about saving. Plus, we celebrate National Speak Like a Pirate Day early with the Sunday montage., and Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up.
Here is a list of out clips celebrating swashbucklers, buccaneers and pirates:
1. A young Kevin Kline sings on the 1980 cast recording of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.
2. A pirate creates Cinnamon Crunch for Captain Crunch.
3. The song, Yo Ho Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me that was/is heard in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
4.Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow as heard in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
5. An animated Captain Hook threatens Peter Pan in the Disney classic.
6. Jimmy Buffett considers growing older in his song A Pirate Looks at Forty.
7. Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick and their nemesis The Flying Dutchman.
8. Norah Jones' Chasing Pirates.
9. Bill Mazeroski ends the 1960 World Series (take THAT, Yankees). Only one of two home runs to end a World Series.
10. Robert Newton as Long John Silver in the 1950 version of Treasure Island. Four our money, the best talk-like-a-pirate in pirate movie history.
Apologies to: Arky Vaughan, Roberto Clemente, Doc Ellis, Willie Stargell, Johnny Ray, Jeff King, Hamlet's Danish pirates, all manner of guys with a name of (color)beard, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and radio stations at sea. Maybe next time....
1. A young Kevin Kline sings on the 1980 cast recording of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.
2. A pirate creates Cinnamon Crunch for Captain Crunch.
3. The song, Yo Ho Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me that was/is heard in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
4.Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow as heard in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
5. An animated Captain Hook threatens Peter Pan in the Disney classic.
6. Jimmy Buffett considers growing older in his song A Pirate Looks at Forty.
7. Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick and their nemesis The Flying Dutchman.
8. Norah Jones' Chasing Pirates.
9. Bill Mazeroski ends the 1960 World Series (take THAT, Yankees). Only one of two home runs to end a World Series.
10. Robert Newton as Long John Silver in the 1950 version of Treasure Island. Four our money, the best talk-like-a-pirate in pirate movie history.
Apologies to: Arky Vaughan, Roberto Clemente, Doc Ellis, Willie Stargell, Johnny Ray, Jeff King, Hamlet's Danish pirates, all manner of guys with a name of (color)beard, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and radio stations at sea. Maybe next time....
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Arkansas Congressman Tom Cotton talks to Roby Brock about why he supports military action in Syria. Plus the new art gallery, Bottle Rocket, prepares for lift off in Fayetteville. We also hear comments from Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. He spoke yesterday on the University of Arkansas campus.
Dr. Rajiv Shah spoke at the University of Arkansas yesterday. In his lecture and the Q&A session that followed, he called for more public-private partnerships to invest in the developing world.Ahead on this Monday edition of Ozarks: the inspiration for the novel The Red Kimono. Jan Morrell explains how her family's history was a starting point for her book about American citizens taken to internment camps during World War II. Plus the campus of Arkansas Tech University-Ozark prepares for a milestone and why changes to the Arkansas River are part of a plan to help the entire region grow.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks: the art of bedmaking. There's a trick to having perfect corners. And, a Decatur chicken farm makes strides toward shelf space in national stores.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a visit to a jeweler's studio where she makes trinkets of beauty with stones, sterling silver and words on metal. Plus, we talk with blogger Mat Campbell of the Blue Hog Report about how the lawyer-turned-journalist uncovers and covers political happenings in the state.
Jodi Beznoska, VP of Communications for Walton Arts Center, brings Ed Paulsen and Malavika Godbole, members of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, to the studio this week.
A public forum held last night in Rogers, hosted by Third District Congressman Steve Womack, had landholders expressing frustration about strict rules enacted by the Army Corp who manage the lake.
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank has received a $15,000 grant from the Krafts Food Foundation.
The future of Dogpatch USA, new details on this week's New Play Fest and more.
Energy Corps recently helped Lifestyles Inc. make nonprofit organization more energy efficient.
