The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau recently honored the recipients of the organization's GRIT Awards.
Ozarks At Large
Plus, Wal-Mart pays large sums in legal fees. Roby Brock has more in this week’s Talk Business and Politics Update.
The Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, D.C. has announced plans to aggressively expand operations in Arkansas and two other southern states. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the group has committed $8.5 million dollars to make it happen. (Photo: Chad Griffin, HRC President and Arkansas native)A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
The Arkansas Secretary of State this month approved the use of electronic notarization. Danielle Fusco, special projects coordinator for the business and commercial services division talks about how it works.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, says the AMC drama can be a great place to begin a discussion about history.
The First Tee of Northwest Arkansas offers advice on hitting straight down the fairway...but is more concerned with nine core values.
P3 Waste Consulting has helped develop a program for Mercy Hospital in Rogers to recycle blue wrap used to keep surgical instruments sterile.The week's headlines were filled with stories of one senator's emergency heart surgery, and with several lawsuits at the state level.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we'll hear the pitter-patter of many feet; young, old, male or female.If you're interested in running, we'll have tips on how to get started. Plus, a celebration of the life of Maya Angelou in a special edition of Arkansongs, Becca Martin Brown has What's Up this afternoon, and our Sunday Morning Montage.
Robert Ginsburg talked with Defeayo Marsalis about his music, touring and his famous family. He’ll be at the City Auditorium in Eurkea Springs Saturday night.
For more information about jazz this weekend in Eureka Springs, visit the JazzFest website here. And for more news about jazz in the region in general, digijazz.com.
John Brown University announces that it is diverting all of its waste from landfills, a portion of Highway 62 in Lincoln is designated as a school zone and the state gets a federal grant to help combat prescription drug abuse.
"Numerology" by The Yellowjackets
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week, in 2010 and 2011, close to 15 percent of Americans were living under the federal poverty line, but in Arkansas, that number was as high as 17 percent. The state has consistently ranked among the states with the highest rates of poverty. On Ozarks at Large this week, we are examining Arkansas' poverty problem.
Today, Ozarks at Large's Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar examines the causes of poverty in Arkansas and the ways in which it affects all of us.
"Panning The Gold" by John Powell
A new web site is dedicated to attracting adults in northwest Arkansas with some college experience but not a degree. The plan, endorsed by five area institutions of higher learning, was announced yesterday.
