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Jared Philips grew up around Ozarks folk practices. Philips, a farmer, historian and international studies professor at the University of Arkansas, brought in a couple folklorists to speak about the expanding world of Ozark traditions.

A senior honors student has made a significant impact on the UA community through her involvement in the Associated Student Government, as a resident assistant and her research on identities

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.

FORMAT, a new music and arts festival, is the latest effort by the country's richest family to remake Northwest Arkansas in Austin’s image—complete with rapidly rising home prices.

For a pitcher, throwing a no-hitter is very difficult. So many factors have to go your way. These pitching gems are rare in Major League baseball, a little more frequent in the college ranks and even more in high school. That said, no-hitters don't happen often and are very tough to accomplish. When you throw 3 no-hitters in a row, at any level, well, no that's something to talk about.

The Phillips brothers left their home in what is now Beartown State Forest, and moved to Kansas, where they were caught up in that territory’s fierce battle over whether it would become a free or a slave state. BERNARD DREW: The Phillips brothers, of what is now Beartown State Forest, bled in Kansas in 1856

Over the last several years, it's become clear that there are many competing visions for how the northwest Arkansas region is going to grow. Often when I see these ideas pop up, or see the projected population increases, I start to wonder if those in "the know"--the folks that run the area councils, or the think tanks, or get excited about new bike trails-- really know much about these counties perched on the edge of the Ozarks.

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New tugboat helps modernize Parker Towing Co.s fleet When Capt. Larry Norris pilots a marine vessel down river with barges strung out in front of his tug, he knows the river can put up a fight.  "You have hours and hours of sheer boredom. Its what you get used to," Norris said Friday during the christening of Parker Towing Co.s new tug, the Jared Phillips. "But, if youve never been over here, its a fight. You have to fight against the bottom of the river. If the river comes up and falls o...