
Ozarks At Large


Several groups worked through the weekend to gather signatures for their respective ballot initiatives before the deadline to submit petitions today. Governor Beebe prepares to make his final foreign trade mission during his term in office, and Blanchard Springs Caverns in Stone County is the only cave owned and operated by the U.S. Forest Service that remains open despite a cave closure order aimed at preventing the spread of White Nose Syndrome.

Pearl Brick
Cletus Got Shot
Sweetwater Gypsies
Isayah Wofford
The Riverblenders
Xcluded
Sons of Otis Malone
Finvarra's Wren
Dick Johnson
Elephant Revival
And a weekend update of things to do from Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.

Food, fun and alliteration are all part of an upcoming fundraiser in Rogers.

The latest state revenue report shows a surplus for the end of the fiscal year. State and local leaders celebrated the opening of the 71-B Flyover last night in Fayetteville, and Rogers is working on building a new, modern fire station for the central part of the city.

Local grocery shelves have a new local item on them. Bernice's Hellacious Hummus is make in northwest Arkansas.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, July 11, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio.
Jacqueline Froelich once again delves into the stacks of the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and pulls out an interview with the late Arkansas "Rockabilly" musician Dale Hawkins. The digitally taped interviews was conducted at Hawk's Nest Recording Studio in North Little Rock, January 16th, 2008 by Bob Cochran.
More information is available at pryorcenter.uark.edu.
A pretty little lake on the Ozark St.-Francis National Forest west of Fayetteville is getting a big makeover this winter. Jacqueline Froelich takes us there for a look.
This spring four days will be set aside in Harrison for visitors and residents to walk or run all or part of a 100 kilometer goal.
More information is available at www.harrison100k.org.
"Feliz Navidad" by Los Straitjackets
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com talks about the latest economic and cultural news from Fort Smith and western Arkansas.
Irvin Mayfield, the Delta Heritage Trail and more in our history capsule for December 23.