A woman born and educated in western Arkansas played a big part in making "We Shall Overcome" a popular anthem.
Ozarks At Large
A woman born and educated in western Arkansas played a big part in making "We Shall Overcome" a popular anthem.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses Governor Beebe's comments about Whirlpool and more from the week in news.Wagers on electronic games of skill set new Arkansas records in 2013. Martha Shoffner is indicted on federal mail fraud charges. Congressman Tim Griffin is considering a run for lieutenant governor. And Senators Pryor and Boozman are honored for their work on Capitol Hill on behalf of National Guard troops.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an event fit for your very own Pagnozzi princess, and a one-woman performance parodies what happens after 'happily ever after.' Plus, a new facility helps one organization provide goodwill to the state.
Echo Sibley's one-woman show, "Flipping Channels in the Estrogen Zone," will be performed Sunday and Monday nights at the Stolen Glass, and Friday night at Caribe Restaurant in Eureka Springs.
Pagnozzi Charities is hosting its first Princess for a Day event Feb. 22 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.Becca Martin Brown has more on the first installment of a series in the Knox Street Book Club at the Clayton House in Fort Smith.
Today's Hunstville District Court has been rescheduled for next Thursday, send applications for Fayetteville City Boards and commissions to city_clerk@fayetteville-ar.gov, and grab a snack pack tomorrow morning.
Roby Brock from our content partner TalkBusiness Arkansas visits with Goodwill CEO Brian Itzkowitz to find how a new facility is helping to create jobs in Arkansas. 
A remarkable canyon straddles the border of Arkansas and Missouri, northeast of Berryville. Once settled by scrappy farmers, the springs-drenched Dogwood Canyon has been conserved by a Missouri entrepreneur. Manager, Chad Phillips, says visitors are welcome year round. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a Pea Ridge family works to bring a family member home, a new trail lets walkers, runners and cyclists see a part of northwest Arkansas that's pretty much been a secret, and the lowdown on voodoo from a guest speaker who visited the University of Arkansas campus late last week.
From medical marijuana to Sunday liquor sales, area voters will face a number of local, county and state-wide ballot initiatives this fall. We explore some of these issues in this week's look back.
"Petition" by Tennis
Painter Denise Ryan will be among the artists featuring their work at Art on the Creeks Thursday in Rogers. Becca Martin Brown, features editor for Northwest Akansas Newspapers, gives us more details.
"Hell" by The Squirrel Nut Zippers
This week's KUAF Sunday Symphony will feature symphonies conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Katy Henrikson gives us a preview.
"Mozart's Symphony Number 41" from Critic's Choice, Disc 2
Next month the Ozark Natural Science Center will begin hosting fifth grade students from around the region. We recently talked with the education director at the center about what will happen when the students arrive and what the wildlife has been like on the nearly 500 acres this summer.
For more information, visit the center’s website here.
Fort Smith faces a potential pet waste ordinance, a Fayetteville summer attraction will soon be renovated, and funding is secured for a regional trail.
"Tryouts" by Javelin
