Governor Mike Beebe yesterday issued a line-item veto on a tax exemption for sand used in oil and natural gas drilling. The state's top economist says that the latest unemployment numbers show positive growth in the state's economy. And the Siloam Springs board of directors is set to consider a liquor-by-the-drink ordinance.
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Becca says a trash pop group and an Italian soprano are some musicians you can hear in northwest Arkansas this week.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas recently talked with Tyson Foods President and Chief Executive Officer Donnie Smith.
Tyson Foods responds to issues raised in the new book The Meat Racket.
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The Mid-continent Independent System Operator, who will manage Entergy Arkansas' power grid, breaks ground on its regional headquarters. Urban agriculture rules are again slated for discussion in Fayetteville, and a federal judge strikes down the state's 12-week abortion ban.
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Here is our list of famous Patricks:
- Pat(rick) Sajak spins the Wheel of Fortune.
- Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard on Star Trek: Next Generation.
- Danica Patrick answers a pre-race question.
- The Smiths, including Steven Patrick Morrissey, sing How Soon is Now.
- Patrick McGoohan is The Prisoner.
- Patrick Swayze defends Baby in Dirty Dancing.
- Patrick Star, comic relief, from Spongebob Squarepants.
- Patrick Duffy as a fictional Ewing, Bobby on Dallas.
- Patrick Ewing as a real Ewing, Patrick...with the Knicks.
- Orson Welles on a vinyl record delivers Patrick Henry's speech.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with author Joyce Carol Oates prior to her lecture in Fayetteville. Plus, a bit of tinkering before the Amazeum opens to children and the community next fall.
Eureka Pizza's Leverett Ave. store in Fayetteville is having solar panels installed on its roof this week by Sun City Solar.
"Pizza" by Ruth Wells
The Teen Action and Support Center in Rogers aims to encourage, empower, and connect teens in Northwest Arkansas. Their seventh annual Tour de Fun, a biking and running fundraiser, takes place in downtown Rogers this Saturday morning.
Jodi Beznoska has more on the Walton Arts Center’s Art of Wine festival, which begins this evening, as well as the second half of the Artosphere festival.
Two Democrats jump into the Arkansas Lieutenant Governor's race. ExxonMobil gets another extension on explaining why the Pegasus Pipeline ruptured in Mayflower. And Farm Bureau announces the 2013 Washington County Farm Family of the Year.
"You're A Wolf" by Sea Wolf
At an international media conference hosted by Walmart last week, reporters listened to U.S. and international division chiefs detail global proliferation and compliance deployment.