Roby Brock speaks with blogger Jason Tolbert about a series of political debates that occurred over the weekend.Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock speaks with blogger Jason Tolbert about a series of political debates that occurred over the weekend.A new study by AARP suggests a majority of older Arkansans favor legislation protecting older workers from age discrimination, and Bentonville aims to fill in some gaps in sidewalks with new rules for development.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, other ways to teach and other ways to learn. We go inside a local school of innovation, and we'll go on stage in Bentonville as Northwest Arkansas Community College prepares their staging of The Giver.
The Springdale Municipal Airport recently received a $150,000 grant to help improve access to its terminal.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, says the AMC drama can be a great place to begin a discussion about history.
Northwest Arkansas Community College will stage The Giver this weekend and the tech crew has been at work on the production for some time.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says movies, art and more are geared toward teens this week.
The annual event attracts thousands to Rogers and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for area agencies.
This spring a number of Arkansas public schools and districts are applying to the state department of education to become “Schools of Innovation.” As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the new innovation school model is more collaborative compared to the public charter model. (Photo: applicant Leverett Elementary in Fayetteville)
State officials yesterday celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant program, and a water project 20 years in the making is finally complete.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we conclude our series of conversations with candidates in primary races with GOP Congressional candidate Bruce Westerman. We also welcome Barrett Baber back into the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to hear a new take on one of his songs.
Alison Moore has worked on her novel for years, using the true stories of the orphan trains of the 18th and 19th centuries as inspiration.
"Southbound Train" by Big Bill Broonzy
We frame the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History profile of George Haley, a member of the “Pioneer Six,” who integrated the University of Arkansas Law School circa 1950. George Haley is the younger brother of Alex Haley, author of “Roots.” (Photo courtesy Pryor Center)
New state revenue numbers for the month of November show a slightly improving economy in Arkansas, Bentonville school officials propose a rezoning of some schools in the district only a year after rezoning the district's elementary schools, and state health officials say flu season has started early in Arkansas.
"Nothing LIke You" by Frightened Rabbit
The shuttering of the Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs portends the decline of Christian tourism and the rise of cosmopolitanism. And as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, when you lift Eureka’s Victorian skirts you’ll get a glimpse of the town’s tawdry roots.
The Great Passion Play site in Eureka Springs has been shuttered.
