Ahead on Ozarks, we bid farewell to the Arkansas Honor Flight program. Also, the music of Joyce Green in latest installment of Arkansongs, Roby Brock has his weekly business and political news update, and more.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, we bid farewell to the Arkansas Honor Flight program. Also, the music of Joyce Green in latest installment of Arkansongs, Roby Brock has his weekly business and political news update, and more.
Monica Ramirez, deputy director for Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, is working to end sexual harassment and sexual assault against farmworker and low-wage immigrant women.
Late last week, two elder World War II veterans joined a group of corporate supporters and friends to bid a formal farewell to Arkansas Honor Flights.
St. Vincent Health System and Conway Regional Health System are discussing an exclusive strategic affiliation. Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas has the details.Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the founders of Olivia's Basket share the spirit of their late daughter and of the organization she inspired. Plus, our insect expert offers low-tech solutions to pesky insects in the garden.Here are the clips used in this morning's montage about trains:
- Polar Express
- “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
- Thomas the Tank Engine
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie” by Louis Jordan
- Murder on the Orient Express
- “Casey Jones” by the Grateful Dead
- Back to the Future III
- The Great Train Robbery
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Stand By Me
- “Come on and Ride It” by the Quad City DJs
Olivia's Basket has built nine homes in Mexico and Honduras, but the organization will hold its first ever public fundraiser next week in Fayetteville.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the 2014 Cancer Challenge aims to add to the $10 million raised with the event over the past 20 years. The three-day event this year encompasses a variety of locations and activities including golfing, running, trap-shooting and wrapping up with the more traditional gala. Plus, uncovering stories at Oak Cemetery, and if you're unsure of which stages to make it to during this weekend's Wakarusa Music Festival, Becca offers some suggestions.
For those of you about to BBQ, Becca salutes you...and offers tips on how to enjoy the festival. For those about to flee, she has advice on that, too.
"Loose Ends" by Josh Nelson
The start of October means it's almost time for another round of art and craft fairs. Kicking things off is an art sale that will benefit a new art museum in the Arkansas River Valley.
Jade Simmons will be a guest artist tomorrow night swhen the Fort Smith Symphony begins the 2010-2011 season. This morning she came to the Carver Center for Public Radio.
Despite the best efforts by the U.S. Treasury Department, counterfeit cash remains a big business. Seems every month we see, hear or read reports about false bills being passed on to unsuspecting Arkansans. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, if you take a bit of time, you can easily spot the fake bucks.
CEOs and chairmen of Tyson Foods Inc., and Walmart are among the newest inductees to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
