Confederate obelisk built in Eureka Springs City Cemetery

A new Confederate obelisk stands on an empty gravesite in Eureka Springs city cemetery.

Confederate obelisk mysteriously appears in Eureka Springs City Cemetery

Jacqueline Froelich

A new towering limestone monument honoring Confederate Veterans buried in Eureka Springs City Cemetery was recently erected on a privately owned empty burial plot. The obelisk was commissioned by a Carroll County resident who recently purchased the plot and permitted by a lone Eureka Springs cemetery commissioner.

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Cycling produces $150 million, ongoing restoration of Little Rock Nine member's home

Kyle Kellams

Cycling brought in almost $160 million to Northwest Arkansas, according to a report from the Walton Family Foundation. Plus, efforts continue to restore the former home of Ernest Green, a member of the Little Rock Nine. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders named Mark Ryall the next director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage, and more.

Author Interviews

Reckoning with pop culture

Kyle Kellams

Aisha Harris, a co-host of NPR's podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, further examines how pop culture can form and inform in her new book, Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me.

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App Sober Sidekick battles isolation

Randy Wilburn

Earlier this year, Randy Wilburn invited Christ Thompson on I Am Northwest Arkansas to discuss the app he developed, Sober Sidekick.

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The worlds of author Victoria Goddard

Kyle Kellams

For his latest book recommendation, Pastor Clint Schnekloth suggests not just a single book, but the entire catalog of works by Victoria Goddard.

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