Ahead on Ozarks, Mercy Hospital continues its commitment to sustainability with a new recycling program. Also a conversation with the author of “Sharecropper's Troubadour.” Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, Mercy Hospital continues its commitment to sustainability with a new recycling program. Also a conversation with the author of “Sharecropper's Troubadour.” 
Michael K. Honey's new book Sharecropper's Troubadour gives us details of the life of John L. Handcox.
A screening of the documentary film Girl Rising aims to raise local awareness to the challenges girls face globally in education. Hosted by GIRLS Rock of Ramay Junior High, the screening will be at 6:30 Thursday evening at the Fayetteville High School Performing Arts Center.
In his weekly recap, Roby Brock discusses Home BancShares reporting a record first quarter profit and more.
P3 Waste Consulting has helped develop a program for Mercy Hospital in Rogers to recycle blue wrap used to keep surgical instruments sterile.The state Department of Workforce Services releases March unemployment numbers for Arkansas, though they remain slightly above the national rate. Plus, the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage will either be reaffirmed or struck down in the coming weeks.
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.
As you Like It will be performed by the University of Arkansas, and an Earth Day Celebration is just around the corner. Becca Martin Brown has What’s Up.
Here are the ten clips used in our salute to jumping:
- “Jump Around” House of Pain
- White Men Can’t Jump
- “Jumpin Jive” Joe Jackson
- Dirty Harry
- “Jumpin Jack Flash” Rolling Stones
- 21 Jump Street
- “Jump in Line” from Beetlejuice
- Divergent
- “Jump” Van Halen
- Tony Danza on Sesame Street
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: in an effort to facilitate further business success in Arkansas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission has launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com. We'll have a conversation with Grant Tennille, that organization's executive director. Plus, the Fourth Congressional District, geographically the largest in the state is in the midst of a heated Republican race this primary season. We have part one in a series of conversations with each candidate.
The University of Arkansas production of Moises Kaufman’s play, 33 Variations, is a highlight in a month of area theater that includes romance, Shakespeare and a dreadful movie that will be much better on a local stage…trust us.
The plays mentioned include:
33 Variations, University of Arkansas Theater
Plan 9 From Outer Space,
Later Life, Arts Center of the Ozarks
As You Like It, Northwest Arkansas Community College Theater Department
Prison Stories at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
The city of Rogers moves closer to turning dirt on a couple of streets improvement projects, and the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank gets some help in feeding the area's hungry.
“Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
We spend some time at an Arkansas Gryphons practice to catch up with the men's rugby club as they continue their season.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers says we can research our Native American roots, attend a book signing and more today.
Roby Brock from our content partner TalkBusiness.net gives us an update on the latest business and political news in the state.
