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Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, big news from the Jones Center. We'll have a recap of the announcement of a large donation for the center, which was announced earlier this morning. Plus, Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses business and political news from the River Valley. Also, we will announce the winners of the KUAF and Friends Holiday Giveaway.An unusual residence in Paris is one of nine properties that have been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, visit the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about announced layoffs at Rheem in Fort Smith and what small business owners think about the future.
The Walton Family Foundation and the Care Foundation each announce major gifts for the Jones Trust today.Arvest Bank announces its acquisition of several Bank of America branch banks, a famous Fort smith restaurant announces its plans for reopening, and the city of Fayetteville looks to trade paper for pixels.
On this edition of Ozarks: a comprehensive report about education in Northwest Arkansas. We'll talk to two of the people who helped put it together and they'll tell us why the report is intended to produce questions and not necessarily answers. And the Christmas music extravaganza continues. We have previews of this weekend's Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Bentonville, and a quick conversation with Jim Brickman about his Monday night show in Fayetteville.If you want your holiday music with country twang, New Orleans bounce or easy piano trimmings…Walton Arts Center has something for you.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government may have to pay millions of dollars to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for damages caused when one of its U.S. Army Corp of Engineers-operated dams chronically flooded one of its large preserves.The Arkansas delegation in the U.S. Senate file a bill that they say will help protect rice growers and hunters alike. Also, Tontitown moves closer to having a police department of its own with the hire of a chief to lead the town's police force. And, Fort Smith receives recognition, both for its roots and for its rapid growth.
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a U of A researcher discusses the science studying the causes of heat stroke. Plus, NWACC partners with various organizations to help teach the community about America's music.
In this month's music review, we listen to Let's Be Still, the sophomore album from Seattle-based The Head and the Heart.
You can't do everything there is to do in the next two months...but we have some suggestions.
"Gone With The Wind" by Bill Evans
The Arkansas Libertarian Party will be on the 2014 ballot in Arkansas. The party is now trying to make sure they can automatically qualify for the 2016 ballot.
Housing sales numbers for September show positive improvement in the housing market across Arkansas. Governor Beebe warns state lawmakers about the implications of defunding the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid during the fiscal session in a few months. And Rogers-based Ozark Mountain Poultry opens a second facility in Batesville.
"Lamb on the Lam (in the city)" by Band of Horses
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas has information about candidates vying for Congressman Tim Griffin's former position.
