Gregory Alan Isakov's mini tour of Northwest Arkansas continues tonight at George's Majestic Lounge.Ozarks At Large
Gregory Alan Isakov's mini tour of Northwest Arkansas continues tonight at George's Majestic Lounge.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas sat down with Congressman Tim Griffin who represents the second congressional district in Arkansas, to discuss the Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in Mayflower, his thoughts on Hillary Clinton running for office, and more.Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Jacqueline Froelich spends a day on a controversial hog farm near Mt. Judea. She toured the facility yesterday. Plus, memories of an Arkansas that has almost vanished. Meredith Martin Moats lets us listen in on a conversation about life in the Ouachitas nearly eighty years ago.
This month's music review shines a light on the album The Heist, which features the work of rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis.Wayne Bell, our popular culture scout, says the network TV finale still exists . . . only without the fanfare of years past.
Roby Brock of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas helps explain what law passed by the General Assembly means for energy consumption in Arkansas.
We tour Arkansas's first swine breeding CAFO (confined feeding animal operation) permitted to house 6,500 sows and piglets. Opponents claim it will impair the Buffalo National River Watershed and seek to shut it down.
Web Exclusive: Images From the C & H Hog FarmArkansas Auditor of State Charlie Daniels announces he will not run for reelection and that he will retire from politics after nearly 30 years as a state constitutional officer. Benton County finishes an assessment regarding storm damage done to county roads last month. Early voting begins today to renew Sebastian County's 1 percent sales tax. And the state's largest non-government food aid charity gets a new chief executive.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about plans to create a core arts center district in Fayetteville's downtown entertainment area. Also, singer/songwriter Lizzy Lehman performs inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, November 11, 2013
On this Veteran’s Day edition of Ozarks, Christina Thomas talks to Warren Blaylock. He lives in Alma and he'll be part of a special Veteran's Day event in Crawford County tonight. He was a medic in World War II and served during the D-Day invasion and at the Battle of the Bulge. And some of the sounds from a ceremony Saturday at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville as additional land was added to the location. We also have Roby Brock's look back at the week in business and more.
Arvest Bank announces its acquisition of several Bank of America branch banks, a famous Fort smith restaurant announces its plans for reopening, and the city of Fayetteville looks to trade paper for pixels.
"Sleigh Ride" by Fun
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about announced layoffs at Rheem in Fort Smith and what small business owners think about the future.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers gives us 12 days worth of entertainment suggestions.
“May Ev'ry Day Be Christmas” by Irma Thomas and Preservation Hall Jazz Band
An unusual residence in Paris is one of nine properties that have been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, visit the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
