
Ozarks At Large

The board of directors of Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport recently approved a new long-range master plan for the airport. That plan contains a variety of projects for the short, near and long term future.
The Principal Fellows program at the U of A yesterday announced it had received a $1.9 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. A recent report suggests that in coming years, the northwest Arkansas economy will be among the fastest growing in the U.S.. And the Bentonville City Council gets ready to fill two vacancies.

UA Professor Angie Maxwell argues that the attention the South received throughout the 20th century in regards to three particular events has shaped the Southern Identity that exists yet today. She discusses her book The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiorty, and the the Politics of Whiteness with Ozarks’ Christina Karnatz.


The two candidates for Arkansas governor propose different solutions for the overwhelming number of state inmates that are being held at county jails across Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport board recently approved a new master plan, while various interested parties in Bella Vista work to develop a master plan for recreational trails in the city.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 7, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what teeth can tell us about our ancestors. Also, how climate change is affecting the Marshall Islands.
Ozarks at Large's history expert Dr. Bill Smith explains historical as well as current relevance of Tripoli.
An honors recital at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall today and Little Big Town performs tomorrow at Walton Arts Center.
"Mozart's Symphony KV 200 as performed by The Amsterdam Guitar Trio
Fayetteville Underground celebrates its third birthday this year. The artists' cooperative reveals future plans.
House Republicans block a bill to fund the state insurance department. The government agency is trying to put into effect parts of healthcare overhaul.
"Fool on the Hill" by Rita Lee
Dan Craft from Northwest Arkansas newspapers directs attention to legislations that Arkansans didn't hear about.