Today's Hunstville District Court has been rescheduled for next Thursday, send applications for Fayetteville City Boards and commissions to city_clerk@fayetteville-ar.gov, and grab a snack pack tomorrow morning.
Ozarks At Large
A remarkable canyon straddles the border of Arkansas and Missouri, northeast of Berryville. Once settled by scrappy farmers, the springs-drenched Dogwood Canyon has been conserved by a Missouri entrepreneur. Manager, Chad Phillips, says visitors are welcome year round. The president pro-tempore of the Arkansas Senate says he will assume the duties of presiding over the Senate this session in lieu of a Lieutenant Governor. Mark Pryor and supporters of Tom Cotton's run for the seat have both made significant TV advertising buys in the past few days. And one historic building in downtown Rogers will soon be getting a facelift thanks to a grant from Main Street Arkansas.
The sweet treats of Martin Greer's Candies near Gateway are the product of a father-son candy-making tradition that's been going on for nine decades.
Arkansas' U.S. Senators weigh in after the Farm Bill passed a Senate vote yesterday. Governor Mike Beebe says he is confident the state legislature will vote not to hold a special election to fill the recently vacated Lieutenant Governor's office. The special election in Benton County goes forward despite ice and snow. And the unemployment rate dropped during December for the northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro areas.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: how soup in Ft. Smith can help some area children have a better weekend. Plus students at the University of Arkansas will be in charge of soup, salad and everything else at the Crescent Hotel for an upcoming weekend. We also have a wrap up of the month ahead in visual arts and go to a church to learn more about how art and faith can be closely related.
Later this month students in the University of Arkansas' Hospitality and Restaurant Management Program will be in charge of the historic Crescent Hotel.
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Orthodox religion is flourishing in Arkansas with churches in Little Rock, Jonesboro, and Fort Smith. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Springdale to meet the priest and church iconographer.Arkansas immigration reform advocates yesterday praised U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's proposal for an incremental approach to implementing immigration reform. The state highway department has a few more developments in store for its live highway conditions website. A longtime member of the UA Athletics Department announces retirement. And wet wintry weather is predicted through the end of the week.
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the founders of Olivia's Basket share the spirit of their late daughter and of the organization she inspired. Plus, our insect expert offers low-tech solutions to pesky insects in the garden.
The Fort Smith Symphony will salute the scores of the prolific composer John Williams next month.
Arkansas lawmakers begin to work toward $100 million in tax cuts, though it will reportedly take some convincing before Governor Mike Beebe signs off on the proposed cuts. Advocates are calling for new administrators at a Northwest Arkansas veterans' home. And, a Fayetteville resident and immigration reform advocate is honored by President Obama while an equality rally takes place in downtown Fayetteville.
"Typhoid Mary" by Hollis Webb
A special report offers highlights of Bentonville's past, present and future.
"Rollercoaster Overload" by Yosemite Rain
As the U.S. Supreme Court takes on issues of gay marriage this week, Arkansans are mostly unchanged in their views on the subject. State lawmakers yesterday held a conference regarding the Big River Steel mill super project in Osceola, and state economic officials say that while the deal has risks, precautions have been taken in drafting said deal. And, Governor Mike Beebe says he vetoed a controversial voter ID bill yesterday because he feels it is a redundant law.
"Slow Walk" by Hurray for the Riff Raff
