Becca Martin Brown gives us some idea of what to do this week, whether along with or in spite of the motorcycles, including an air show.
Ozarks At Large
It is never too early or too late to start thinking about retirement. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Dr. Craig Rennie, managing director of the Garrison Financial Institute, about the Three Things to Know about saving for retirement.
Twenty-one public school districts in Arkansas have received state funding to operate health clinics, providing a full range of services for low-income children. We visit one of the first to open, three years ago, at Lincoln School District, in rural western Washington County.From a millage proposal in Bentonville to a slight change in site for the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, we bring you stories about the future of a few major construction projects in today's week in review.
Ahead on Ozarks: Foley's Van will be the first band to play next week's Bikes, Blues and BBQ event in northwest Arkansas. Before the launch the annual festival, they’ll play inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. And , the effects of cuts to Head Start programs in the region.
Michael Tilley with The City Wire talks about the bump up in home sales across the region and the slow departure of the A-10 planes.The Bella Vista Bypass hits a snag in Missouri, and the Rogers Fire Department gets a FEMA grant worth more than a half-million dollars
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Senator John Boozman on the issues that Congress will face in the upcoming session in Washington. Plus, we continue our What's in a Name series with an exploration into the history of "Shiloh" in Springdale. Also, how simply being nice can earn points.
Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the initial payment to insurance carriers in relation to the state’s private option is in the mail today. And the band SX Rex will explain their name and play two songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio
Fourth District Congressman Tom Cotton says that he thnks the government shutdown will negatively impact national security, while Senator Mark Pryor gives his account of yesterday's shooting near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. Arkansans for Compassionate Care get their proposed ballot title approved by the state attorney general. And John Brown University gets a sizable contribution toward the school's forthcoming nursing program.
"Citizen's Band" by The Triangle
Michael Tilley from The City Wire asked several business leaders in the region about the effects of the federal government’s partial shutdown.
Huntsville resident, Tobe Bohannan just turned 100. But instead of being idle like most of his peers, "Mr. Tobe" continues to work full time-- as a security and maintenance man at a local primary school. Plus? In the summer, he operates his own private concrete finishing business. And he has a handshake to prove it.
“Rubber Duck” by The Underdogs
There is music from Mongolia, Nashville, Texas and Arkansas all over the place this weekend.
Block Street Hot Club, who you can often find performing at the Fayetteville Farmers Market, stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
