The best guess is that the 500,000th resident in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area arrived today.
Ozarks At Large

A new report shows Arkansas house prices rose 1.6 percent, and ADEQ is hosting a meeting about new carbon standards existing power plants will have to meet.


Only five swimming beaches were closed throughout Arkansas during the Memorial Day weekend, as E. Coli hot spots haven't been as bad so far as in previous years. And, passage of a water projects bill in Congress may mean federal money for waterway infrastructure projects in Arkansas.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the Springdale Chamber of Commerce announces a program to create new jobs. Also, a conversation with Johnathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times.
The Springdale School District is cutting costs and reducing energy consumption through the installation of geothermal heat pumps.
The Mid-America Photography Symposium hopes to help the region's photographers hone existing skills and learn new ones.
A comedy, an audition and a Fort Smith concert make a rainy day a brighter one.
"Save One for the Morning" by Chris Bathgate
Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Festival, baseball, Bentonville's Clean the Streets Day and more -- on today's Ozarks at Large Half Time.
A local company has developed software to help people improve their exercise efficiency.