The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau recently honored the recipients of the organization's GRIT Awards.
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Plus, Wal-Mart pays large sums in legal fees. Roby Brock has more in this week’s Talk Business and Politics Update.
The Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, D.C. has announced plans to aggressively expand operations in Arkansas and two other southern states. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the group has committed $8.5 million dollars to make it happen. (Photo: Chad Griffin, HRC President and Arkansas native)A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
The Arkansas Secretary of State this month approved the use of electronic notarization. Danielle Fusco, special projects coordinator for the business and commercial services division talks about how it works.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, says the AMC drama can be a great place to begin a discussion about history.
The First Tee of Northwest Arkansas offers advice on hitting straight down the fairway...but is more concerned with nine core values.
P3 Waste Consulting has helped develop a program for Mercy Hospital in Rogers to recycle blue wrap used to keep surgical instruments sterile.The week's headlines were filled with stories of one senator's emergency heart surgery, and with several lawsuits at the state level.
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we'll hear the pitter-patter of many feet; young, old, male or female.If you're interested in running, we'll have tips on how to get started. Plus, a celebration of the life of Maya Angelou in a special edition of Arkansongs, Becca Martin Brown has What's Up this afternoon, and our Sunday Morning Montage.
For more than six decades the Fayetteville Lions Club has conducted an auction on the air. They’ve moved from radio to TV to now the web.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by R.E.M.
The UAFS Academy of the Arts packs many concerts and performances into the next 10 days.
Plans for a new parking deck in Fayetteville's entertainment district move forward, and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville introduces its new head football coach to the world.
"Washington Post March" by Bill Frisell
Governor Beebe met with President Obama this week to discuss options to avoid the fiscal cliff and Arkansas’ two senators expect to be in Washington until Christmas Eve.
