The stories behind unusual high school mascots…like Airedales or Little Johns…are the stuff of legend.
Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has approved an application for an historical marker at Mount Comfort Cemetery.
Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock speaks with Lane Kidd with the Arkansas Trucking Association about the past of future of his industry. The trucking industry has been leading others in the state in terms of employment in Arkansas during the recovery from the recession.SFC Fluidics recently received a $1.5 million grant to further advance its development of the MD Analyzer. It's a device that aims to improve the monitoring of patients with severe brain injuries.
On this edition of Ozarks, thoughts on Lt. Governor Mark Darr's resignation. Plus, Perry Miller Adato discusses her documentaries and gives tips to aspiring filmmakers.
Award-winning filmmaker Perry Miller Adato recently spoke to a University of Arkansas class. One of her films will be screened at Crystal Bridges April 25th.
As our three things series continues, we learn the three things to know about car towing. Staying safe can be as simple as knowing your car.
A workshop this month in Fort Smith is designed to help candidates, and potential candidates, of all kinds learn more about the electoral process.
Solar energy installation is on the rise in Arkansas—a solar rich state. But unlike other solar states, Arkansas lacks incentives for solar development as well as utility standards. Add to that, this year, renewable energy advocates will face organized opposition from carbon producers, who don’t want them on the grid.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, those amphibious harbingers of spring--frogs and toads--are being counted all over Arkansas. We'll find out how the frog watch works, and if the number of frogs in the state is diminishing. And, the AMP is being prepared for its first show. The seats aren't in yet, but work is going on almost around-the-clock to meet a June 1 completion date.
Medically underserved individuals can secure care at twelve federally qualified community health centers in Arkansas. Some patients pay cash, on a sliding scale based on income. Others are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. But under Arkansas’s new Health Care Reform private option, these health centers may see their Medicaid income slashed.
Another incubator for entrepreneurs is hatching in North Little Rock. Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas has more.
"Girl/Boy Song" by Aphex Twin
Jacob Hatley sepnt three years working on his film I Ain’' in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm. He explains why he ended up living in Levon's barn during part of the process.
When Joe Neal is not out in the field counting and taking audio recording of birds, he’s at home—counting and taking audio recording of birds, including some new “folks” in the neighborhood. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
"In The Deep Shade" by The Frames
Winners in all kinds of competitions have area connections.
