Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a blueprint for a cheap weekend of entertainment, and the logistics of taking materials across the country. We have a story about the challenges of staying current in the trucking industry.
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The jazz duo Handmade Moments will release their self-titled album this Thursday at Smoke and Barrel Tavern. Expect cameos from Trout Fishing in America.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says you can be entertained all weekend without spending much cash.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about lingering questions surrounding the Fort Smith Board of Directors and more.
State Legislators get an update on measures meant to ease overcrowding in the state's prison system. Arkansas' rural roads receive unfavorable rankings in terms of fatalities and maintenance, and Bentonville officials celebrate the topping out of the city's new community center.
On this edition of Ozarks, we speak with the trumpeter of The Sons of Brasil. The Kansas City jazz band plays nothing but Latin music and will be in NWA this weekend. Plus, we join a program in progress as it encourages youngsters to read over the summer.
Today's Locally Made segment shines a light on Gingiber, an illustrative paper goods and homewares store based in Springdale.
A few things to do this weekend, and if those aren’t enough, enter to win a selection of tickets.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a blueprint for a cheap weekend of entertainment, and the logistics of taking materials across the country. We have a story about the challenges of staying current in the trucking industry.
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First Friday in Downtown Bentonville will help Artoshphere get started, celebrate the return of the Farmers' Market and provide plenty of music as well.
The Army Corps of Engineers and Beaver Lake Foundation formalize a resource-sharing partnership today. Thousands of prospective Arkansas college students get word about being awarded lottery scholarship money. The port in Helena gets its first permanent tenant since being built in 1993, and Bentonville Public Schools officials hold meetings to get public input on another millage election.
"New Mexico Song" by Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains
Yesterday Tyson Foods gave a substantial check to the Springdale Public Schools Education Foundation.
Singer/songwriter John Legend spoke on the UA campus last night as part of the Distinguished Lecture series.
In the early 1900s, Minnesota entrepreneur William Kruse had a vision he would strike gold on some farmland in Rogers, Arkansas. He spent a small fortune constructing a mining operation. We visit the site, and prospect details from the archives of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Photo courtesy Rogers Historical Museum.
"After the Gold Rush" by Neil Young