
Ozarks At Large

The winter storm this month meant the Red Cross had to cancel dozens of blood drives across the state.
Governor Mike Beebe last week issued a disaster declaration for 22 Arkansas counties that were impacted by the recent winter storm. Lt. Governor Mark Darr is found to have misspent thousands of dollars of state funds for personal or undocumented purposes. Walmart announces a new president for the retailer's India operation, and First Security Bank has a new CEO in northwest Arkansas. And a Little Rock museum has a new exhibit regarding the history of an Arkansas staple: the Bowie Knife.

This week's montage was inspired by the 80th anniversary of prohibition being repealed.
1. Untouchables television series, 1959
2. Some Like It Hot
3. "Gin House Blues" by Nina Simone
4. Untouchables film, 1987
5. "Rye Whiskey" by Punch Brothers
6. The Great Gatsby, 1974
7. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" by John Lee Hooker
8. Lawless
9. "Gin and Juice" by The Gourds
10. Boardwalk Empire
11. "Black and Tan Fantasy" by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
2. Some Like It Hot
3. "Gin House Blues" by Nina Simone
4. Untouchables film, 1987
5. "Rye Whiskey" by Punch Brothers
6. The Great Gatsby, 1974
7. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" by John Lee Hooker
8. Lawless
9. "Gin and Juice" by The Gourds
10. Boardwalk Empire
11. "Black and Tan Fantasy" by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
Becca reminds us it's that time of year when The Nutcracker is being performed across the area.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, we visit Baum Stadium during the opening weekend of Razorback baseball; not for the game but rather to see how the stadium came to be. Plus, three things to keep in mind when taking in a theatrical show, and a history of Cubans in Fort Smith.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us how we can view Venus in transit later today or watch a free movie at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Collaboration between northwest and central Arkansas interests hopes to promote film production in the state. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has the details.
“Venus” by John Coltrane
Our history doctor Bill Smith joins us to explain the origins of “Lin-sanity,” why Tim Tebow is really a rebel and how his popularity can be connected, in sorts, to periods of American history more than a century ago.
The state is the first in the country to implement a smart 911 system. The adoption of the new system across the state was announced yesterday at the state capitol by elected officials and representatives of Arkansas’ fire, police and EMS first responders. Nathan Vandiver from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock filed this report.
Gas prices in Arkansas fall; dry conditions have Arkansas Forestry Commission on high alert for forest fires; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Comptine D’un Autre Ete L’Apre” by Yann Tiersen