Ozarks At Large
In the next few weeks you can do almost anything…and we have the list of events to prove it.
Changes have already been made to the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections, with more changes still to come. Although the state's unemployment rate didn't change from May to June, that doesn't take into account several layoffs that have happened in the past month. Gas prices have been on the rise across Arkansas, with still higher prices on the horizon. And 39 permits have been issued for retail liquor sales in Benton County, leaving 16 potential permits still up for grabs.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what's in a name? We learn where one local park gets its name, plus Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of a cat, Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up, and birdman Joe Neal takes a poll.
Our Ozarks at Large “bird man” Joe Neal takes a bird poll on behalf of the proposed Mt. Kessler preserve west of Fayetteville. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
Pat Carr's latest book is a change of pace for her. The graphic novel Lincoln, Booth and Me describes the president’s assassination from the point of view of an unlikely witness.Tamara Zeller Buck from content partner KRCU travels to what is left of a small town in southeastern Missouri and meets former residents who have started a campaign to relocate the community of Pinhook.
We begin a monthly series to find out why places, things, parks, and landmarks in the region are called what they are called with a visit to Fayetteville's oldest park.
Work began this week on a major connector for the Fayetteville trail system. We used the construction as an opportunity to get an update on the other trail projects around the city.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, experts say it's no surprise that millennials have lower credit scores when compared to other generations, with Arkansas millennials' scores ranking fourth lowest in the nation. And we speak with a local police officer about how to prevent becoming a victim of theft; it's as simple as locking your doors.
The University of Arkansas Fort Smith's latest selection for the "Read This" program is the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon.
The act of collecting is to gather objects in some location for a given purpose. A recent gathering at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History collected collectors, along with their collections, for an open house.
"One Million Smiles" by Datuk Sudirman
A new exhibit at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks salutes the state's biggest, oldes and most astounding trees.
RJ Mischo, Kory Montgomery, Garrett Jones and Ken Everts will play together, for the first time, Saturday night in Bentonville. Three of them came to our Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to play live.
Walton Arts Center has a calm January, then a busy February and a very busy spring.
"Tom Dooley" by Doc Watson
