
Ozarks At Large



Tuesday night a five-person panel examined various elements of the Trayvon Martin shooting...from legal issues to press coverage....on the University of Arkansas campus.
The U of A gets $1.4 million of federal transportation money to start a Maritime Research and Educational Center. UAFS gets ready to unveil a new master plan. A Fort Smith school gets named a National Blue Ribbon School. And a volunteer fair set for this week aims to connect area non-profit organizations with people willing to help out.


In the next four months more than a dozen productions will be on stage in the region. The cast of The Clean House, which opens the University of Arkansas 2013-14 season, helps get us ready.
Becca Martin Brown says even though the BBBQ Rally has left, you can still get your ears filled with sound by making a short trip to see Nine Inch Nails in concert.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 31, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Sons of Otis Malone bring all kinds of instruments into our studio and play three songs from their new CD, Bad Country. Plus Michael Tilley from The City Wire on the week that was in Arkansas business and politics and the dreaded white-nose syndrome has been found in bats in Arkansas.
We travel to Pruitt, in Newton County, along the Upper Buffalo National River, to learn some history as well as about events planned in honor of the 40th anniversary.
“Earl’s Breakdown” by Earl Scruggs
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the closing of Bremner Cracker’s Poteau plant, the growth in Arkansas incomes, and more.
Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor says repealing the health-care reform will affect hundreds of thousands of Arkansans; personal income levels rise in the state; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
There’s much to be accomplished today, says Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.
“Revber” by Earl Scruggs
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net discusses more results from the recent poll conducted by Talk Business and Hendrix College. Results show high approval ratings for Governor Mike Beebe, and overall approval ratings for the Arkansas Legislature.