The city of Centerton is nearly finished building a trail around one city lake. And, the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation gets a new president.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation from this year's Mozart in the Museum with the classical music trio Time For Three. Plus, 47 miles a day: that's how far, on average, a female hiker hiked to make it through the Appalachian Trail in fewer than 50 days. Hiker and author Jennifer Pharr Davis stops by the studio, and we get some tips on how to get into running.
Last week, voters in the Democrat and Republican chose their nominees for political office to run in November elections. Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics hosts this roundtable discussion with members of each party.The city of Fayetteville is well into construction of a new trailhead on Mount Kessler. Plus, Simmons First Bank announces its fourth acquisition within the last year.
Ahead on Ozarks, highlights from a lecture given by David Pryor last night in downtown Fayetteville. Also, the region's population prepares to reach the half-million mark.
The best guess is that the 500,000th resident in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area arrived today.
Roby Brock from Talk Business & Politics speaks to three bankers about the state of lending in Arkansas.
Those were the words of former Senator David Pryor last night during a lecture on dysfunction in Congress.Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas Living Treasure Robert Runyan. Also, the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands pays a visit to Springdale.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a visit to a jeweler's studio where she makes trinkets of beauty with stones, sterling silver and words on metal. Plus, we talk with blogger Mat Campbell of the Blue Hog Report about how the lawyer-turned-journalist uncovers and covers political happenings in the state.
Becca tells us about a new exhibit at the Ft. Smith RAM that explores the wide-ranging history of valentines, and anti-valentines.
Several musicians and singers will gather for a free Pete Seeger concert and sing-a-long. Here we hear another song from a collection of some of those musicians.
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.
"Hard Sun" by Eddie Vedder
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses Governor Beebe's comments about Whirlpool and more from the week in news.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers begins her advice on how to spend Valentine's Day.
"Cherokee" by Cat Power
