Ozarks At Large

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Sunday, June 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
Stephen Berry is a professor of history at the University of Georgia, and in his new book about the author of dark poems and stories, he says that though Poe's death to alcoholism may have been disgraceful at the time, it hasn't tainted the famous writer's legacy.
"Jesse James" by Ross Nickerson
This month, street performers will steal the show at First Friday on the Downtown Bentonville square.
For this month's First Thursday event, the Fayetteville Underground will feature a memorial reception for local artist Myrtle Laabs, the watercolor artist who died at the age of 108.
The latest on Medicaid expansion and the voter ID bill veto override from the state legislature, and more on efforts to clean up ducks soiled by oil.
"Bread and Water" by Ryan Bingham
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks to bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert about the first eleven weeks of the Arkansas Legislature’s current session…and the few weeks remaining.
"Chrysler Rose" by Gong