Armies of insurance adjusters deploy to Central Arkansas to begin helping their customers file claims for storm damage, and Entergy Arkansas has its own army of crews working to repair the area's infrastructure.
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On today's Ozarks, Walmart hosts a sustainability product expo, Mission of Mercy seeks dentists to volunteer their time, a reality show looks to cast Eureka Springs residents, and more.
The Arkansas State Dental Association will hold the annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy May 16-17 in Springdale. One dentist involved with organizing the effort says that the annual event attracts thousands of people, both patients and volunteers.
A service learning project used by student interns to teach the importance of community service to elementary school children works with the real life organization Chicks for Children. We visit as fourth and fifth graders wrap up the project with a song and dance.
A sustainability summit hosted yesterday in Rogers gave a forum for some of the largest food, agricultural and beverage manufacturers to promote their newest product sustainability efforts.
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel talks to Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas about lawsuits and the electric chair.
The declaration means that federal assistance will be available for individuals, local governments and businesses. Also, the number of child abuse cases in the state declines.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how members of clergy, support organizations and a T-shirt maker are helping spread relief to towns devastated by Sunday's tornadoes, and information about how anyone else can aid recovery efforts.
After Sunday's tornado devastated Vilonia, Mayflower and the surrounding areas, several businesses began offering a slew of options to provide additional support to relief efforts, some traditional and others more novel.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
The ending sports seasons, art with a new permanent home, and a new effort to collect diapers are all part the Tuesday notes.
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the names of some publications like Time or Southern Living give readers a literal idea of what's printed on their pages, but what about 3W or Due South? We take a look at the thought behind the titles of some of the magazines published in our region. Plus, we talk with Roby Brock about some of the repercussions of Tuesday's primary runoff elections.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has a weekly round-up of the latest in Arkansas business and politics.
Last week, we began a series that highlights Razorback athletes who will be vying to be one of the chosen few who will represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London in August.
Today, we speak with two Razorback swimmers.
“Swim” by Madonna
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers is in New Orleans, but that doesn’t stop her from telling us about things-to-do in northwest Arkansas.
Professor Stephen Gates from the University of Arkansas Music Department talks to Kyle Kellams about the final concert in the series.
Earlier this week, we begin a series on a farm to school project taking place this summer in Fayetteville. Over the coming months, Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas will give us updates on a program that connects schools with local food producers with the aim of serving their fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias and teaching kids about where there food comes from.
In this story, she provides us with a bit of background on farm to school.