
Ozarks At Large

In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.


The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.




Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.
Today's week in review looks back at the school-related news we've aired over the past seven days.
Though Arkansas is still 30% above the rest of the nation, the state is finally seeing declining rates when it comes to new lung cancer diagnoses and moralities due to lung cancer. We hear from Dr. Gary Wheeler with the Arkansas Department of Health.
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.
The stories behind unusual high school mascots…like Airedales or Little Johns…are the stuff of legend.
Pearl Brick tells us about her guitar, and plays another song in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.