Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the last week of campaigning before Arkansas' primary election voting ends.Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the last week of campaigning before Arkansas' primary election voting ends.Senator Pryor and Congressman Cotton visited acres of idle pipeline in Central Arkansas yesterday, and they both issued renewed calls to approve the Keystone XL. Plus, several roadways in the area are closed, either for bridge inspection or condemnation.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an Arkansas judge overturns the states's ban on same-sex marriage, so what's next?
Roby Brock discusses the president's business to Arkansas, Verizon bringing jobs to the state, and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
After Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza overturned the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage late Friday, dozens of couples rushed to the only courthouse open in the state on Saturday to obtain licenses—in the “Wedding Capital of the South”--Eureka Springs. Jacqueline Froelich was there. (UPDATE: As of 10:45am May 12th, the Carroll County Clerk's office stopped issuing licenses to same-sex couples, until further notice.)
Governor Mike Beebe has joined other governors in a call on Congress to forgo certain cuts to the National Guard. And although three Arkansas counties were issuing marriage certificates this morning to same-sex couples, others were not and instead are waiting on a ruling from the state Supreme Court.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the duo Still on the Hill talks about their new album, and how Beaver Lake inspired the songs. Plus, we learn about how Gunderpickles started with a family recipe, and we honor the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day in our Sunday Morning Montage, a song from Cletus Got Shot and more.
- “Mama Like Roses” by Elvis Presley
- Leave it to Beaver’s June Cleaver
- “Key Momma” Kanye West
- Birth of Royal Baby
- Mr. Mom
- “Momma” John Lennon
- What to Expect When You’re Expecting
- Brady Bunch’s Carol Brady
- “Mother” Danzig
- Mad Men’s Betty Draper
- Bambi
- “Mamma Said” The Shirelles
Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on HIV services in northwest Arkansas, and a review of the latest release by St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
If you secretly like Celine Dion or even Britney Spears, you may not be alone. Today, Wayne Bell of www.fayettevilleflyer.com talks about guilty pleasures.
Walmart lawyers will volunteer their time to help patients at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital with special education and Medicaid issues. The pro-bono corporate initiative is the first of its kind in the country.
Jacqueline Froelich revisits Harrison, where in 1998 she and writer David Zimmermann uncovered a terrible secret buried for almost a century: an angry white mob attacked black residents forcing them to flee. She talks with a local reconciliation task force as well as a black descendent--the first to come forward.
“Spiritual” by Charlie Haden
This weekend, the Fayetteville Roots Festival will not only host local and national artists but also offer a variety of organic food sourced from several local farms. One of these farms, the Sweden Creek Farm, will supply mushrooms to food vendors at the festival.
For more information about the Sweden Creek Farm, visit http://theold78s.com/swedencreekfarm. To take a video tour of the farm, click here.
“Farmer” by Bill Frisell
Make some art at the Art Center of the Ozarks in Springdale plus, “Who Carved the Tombstones: Tales of the Stone Carvers and Their Craft” by Abby Burnett at the Boone County Library today.
