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A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.



A reunion has been scheduled for Sept. 27 for past and present members of the Ozark-based Charlie Battery as well as their dependents and survivors.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas Living Treasure Robert Runyan. Also, the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands pays a visit to Springdale.
Recently, Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus received approval for its proposed Associate of Applied Science in Nursing. The move will allow the university to offer its students the Registered Nurse program.
In 1928, Lem McPherson, Fayetteville’s first African-American police officer, was shot in the line of duty. Kyle Kellams interviews Sgt. Craig Stout from Fayetteville Police Department to learn more about the tragedy and the legacy McPherson left behind.
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“Elegy” by New York Ska Jazz Ensemble
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us a few ideas for Valentine’s Day celebrations.
“I Want to Protect You” by Eels
The town of Walnut Ridge is trying to capitalize on the only known Beatles’ visit to the state of Arkansas. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has the details.
Another flock of blackbirds collapsed from firecracker fright again in Beebe over New Years. Our flocks, however, were not disturbed. Essayist and recordist Joe Neal spent time beneath several local roosts to tell their story. He is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” as well as his latest book, “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir.”