Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
The city of Tontitown may soon create a new police department, Madison County voters will get the chance to decide on the wet-dry issue, and students at a Gentry boarding school are sent home with symptoms of the measles.
Starálfur” by Sigur Rós
With the price of natural gas at a ten year low, due to a drilling glut, some members of Congress are pushing the Department of Energy to hurry up and construct liquefied natural gas export terminals to ship U.S. methane overseas.
A quiet meeting between business leaders from Northwest Arkansas and Central Arkansas took place last week with little fanfare or public knowledge. Roby Brock from our content partner TalkBusiness.net caught up with some of the event's attendees and has this report.
Becca Martin Brown previews a banjo festival in Eureka Springs this weekend, and the opening of "Noises Off" tomorrow night.
“Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Theme Take 1” by: Mark Mothersbaugh
The city of Bentonville is taking advantage of a growning culinary atmosphere by creating a partnership with the James Beard Foundation. For more information, visit the foundation's website here.