92-year-old Warren Blaylock, an on-and-off resident of the county, will talk about Bonnie and Clyde Sunday at the Drennen-Scott House. The notorious duo spent two weeks in Fort Smith when Blalylock was only 12.
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A Carroll County homestead is one of 98 Botanical Sanctuaries in the U.S., and the only one in Arkansas operated by Bree Donna Thompson who is working to conserve at-risk medicinal plants.A major jet manufacturer announces plans to expand its Little Rock facility, while plans move forward on a new fire station in Springdale and on a new dam in Bentonville. And, new jobs numbers are released for the month of April.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the Arkansas Music Pavilion gets a new home. Plus, we mark World MS Day.
The Fllipoff Pirates, a familiar local band, won the opportunity to play a set at Wakarusa tomorrow night.Next month, chefs in Downtown Bentonville will take on the challenge of pairing their dishes with everything from beer and wine to works of art. We speak with two of the participating chefs about the science, art and experimentation that goes along with those pairings.
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers says that the Gulley Park Summer Concert Series is a harbinger of summer.Today is World MS Day, and we talk with a representative of the MS Society and with a local resident afflicted by the degenerative disease.
The Walton Arts Center Council yesterday voted to move the Arkansas Music Pavilion to Rogers, near the Pinnacle Hills Promenade. WAC officials say that the move will open up more opportunities for the venue.
Governor Mike Beebe announced his appointee to replace Martha Shoffner as State Treasurer after her resignation last week. The Bentonville city council approves thousands of dollars worth of repair work to a flood-damaged trail. A Rogers elementary school gets a new fitness course through a joint-use grant with the city. And Arkansas' only contestant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee moves forward to the second round of competition today.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, the Affordable Care Act and the Marshalese population of Northwest Arkansas: Jacqueline Froelich has that report. Plus, the Rock City Times is Arkansas' second most unreliable news source. We'll talk to Greg Henderson, the man behind the satirical news site.
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with Seattle-based singer-songwriter Damien Jurado who’s known for his quiet, lo-fi recordings.
More information is available at www.damienjurado.com.
We hear from political, education and business leaders, concerned about the status of undocumented college students in Arkansas--on what could be considered the early formation of an Arkansas DREAM Act. Illuminating the way is University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Chancellor David Gearhart.
“The Dream” by Ry Cooder
Well…almost! This year’s Hogeye Marathon is on April 15. The marathon has been around since 1977.
More information is available at www.hogeyemarathon.com.
Flash-flood watch continues in our listening area; Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor believes the Keystone Pipeline project will ultimately pass; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Rainy Day” by Coldplay
Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more about this rainy, but quietly interesting day.
