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.
Click It or Ticket, a local celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day and more.
“Until the End of the World” by U2
Becca suggests doing something this weekend. Options include the Twilight Walk, the White Street Walk and the New Play Festival.
FHS senior Henry Hanson reads his poem about his “third place.”
“It's the End of the World” by Vitamin String Quartet
Now there's a way for UA students to dispose of old textbooks that bookstores won't buy back.
The McNair Elementary Glee Club recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to sing a few songs.