Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on the National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative. Also, the history behind the Juneteenth celebration.The 19th of June, or Juneteenth, traditionally celebrates the anniversary of African Camerican Emancipation, but as Christina Thomas finds out, it has many different meanings to those who recognize the day. She speaks with Dr. Calvin White to learn more.
The most recent update to the National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative is the awarding of $2.64 million in grants to project throughout the U.S.
In his weekly business news recap, Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas discusses the passing of two businessmen.
Jessica Schwartz, a Columbia University ethnomusicologist, spent two years on the Marshall Islands with a group of women who sing about the consequences of being subjected to a decade of U.S. Cold War nuclear bomb tests. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, her research unveils both their horrific experience and their struggle for justice.Blanche Lincoln is heading up an effort to prevent regulations from interfering with small businesses. Repairs to flood-damaged roads in Benton County continue at the expense of some road paving projects scheduled for this year. Arkansas natives were honored by the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame over the weekend. And electronic game of skill wagers near the $1.5 billion mark in the first five months of the year.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a report from inside the Walmart Shareholders' Meeting. Also, Leah and the Mojo Doctors stop by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, we have our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and more.Becca's weekend entertainment suggestions include Lombardi at Rogers Little Theater, the Bentonville Art and Culinary Festival and Thunder on the Mountain.
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Friday, November 29, 2013
Ahead on this post-Thanksgiving edition of Ozarks, a discussion with the author of this year's selection for the "One Book, One Community" program in Fayetteville, and two Grammy nominees play inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
We take a trip down the hall to the office our underwriting coordinator Rhonda Dillard's office to select the winner of our Wakarusa giveaway.
The Final Countdown by: Europe
Backroad Anthem, a Fayetteville-based country rock band, has had several accomplishments in its short history. Next month, they will perform at the inaugural Thunder on the Mountain, a country musical festival on Mulberry Mountain. To hear more from our conversation, click here.
Governor Beebe begins the search for a new treasurer, disaster relief efforts are well underway in Shawnee and Moore, Oklahoma, and more.
Bullets for Bafazne by: Johnny Clegg
As Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas learns, we may need more doctors when new healthcare laws begin to take effect next year.
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees is considering whether to opt out of a new law in Arkansas allowing faculty and staff to carry guns on campus.






