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On today's show, Buddy Shute and the Motivators album "You Gotta Move" is the record to represent the region at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Michael Tilley, executive editor of Talk Business & Politics, covers persistent water leaks in Fort Smith, commercial tonnage and a record-setting year in construction. Plus, wrapping up the week's news and more.
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On a road trip, drivers might roll past a place with a community building, cemetery, a couple of houses and a couple old buildings. Some of these areas used to be bustling, but as industries left and community hubs such as schools closed, they faded. Historians are looking into towns no longer in their heyday such as Sulphur Springs in Yell County.
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With the help of Jared Phillips, we're beginning a new monthly series with a focus on rural issues across the Ozarks and throughout the state of Arkansas.
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For minority communities in Arkansas, voting can be a struggle. That doesn't just mean racial minorities; rural voters have less resources and limited access to polling places. In today's episode, we discuss the barriers and the folks working to remove those barriers.
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The United States Department of Agriculture is providing $167 million in federal grants and loans for rural internet service providers. Earlier this month…
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Arkasnas ranks 48th in the nation for COVID-19 vaccinations - around 35 percent - and rural populations continue to have disproportionately lower rates.…
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For about 30 years, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has produced the Rural Profile of Arkansas. The biennial report aims to…
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The Arkansas Department of Commerce is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the city of Ozark in partnership with Pinnacle Telecom to deploy fiber to homes.…
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The Arkansas Department of Commerce is accepting applications for the Arkansas Rural Connect broadband grant program. The goal of the program is to…