Waldron
Waldron, AR · Arts & Culture
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People Drive Into the Arkansas Ozarks for Fresh Cornmeal and Country Cooking at This Historic Mill
A big wooden water wheel still turns beside a quiet creek, and it does real work. The stones inside grind grain into cornmeal and flour that you can carry home in a sack. Up on the third floor, a small cafe serves pinto beans and cornbread made the old-fashioned way. Downstairs, shelves hold jams, honey, candy, and handmade goods from the region.
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Arkansas’s last true watermill sits red and working in a quiet Ozark valley
War Eagle Mill sits in a green valley about 15 miles east of Rogers, Arkansas, and it’s the only working watermill left in the state. The big three-story building is painted barn red and stands right on War Eagle Creek, with woods and hills closing in on every side.
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Crystal Bridges opens Ozark Discovery Canopy playscape in Bentonville
Visitors at Crystal Bridges and the Amazeum in Bentonville now have a new way to explore the intersection of art and nature and, increasingly, science. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reports. Art is everywhere down Bentonville’s Museum Way. Inside and out, Crystal Bridges’ mission to make the intersection of...
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Matchbox Twenty to Celebrate 30 Years With Arkansas Concert
Matchbox Twenty is bringing their 30th Anniversary Tour to the Walmart AMP at Rogers on Sunday, June 20. The Wallflowers will join the band as special guests, with music starting at 7:30 p.m. The band, which consists of Rob Thomas, Brian Yale, Paul Doucette and Kyle Cook, launched their career...
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Battle of the Bands brings Fayetteville’s live music scene to the hill
As the band Tuesday Ark performed its cover of “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls, students pulled out phone flashlights in the stands as others spun around hand-in-hand on the grass. Throughout an evening of student performances, those in attendance at Battle of the Bands on Wednesday night swayed, sang and cheered for their fellow students.
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Victorian Holiday Traditions: Gardens, Greens & Timeless Celebrations at Rogers Historical Museum
Celebrate the season with the Benton County Master Gardeners at the Rogers Historical. Museum! Immerse yourself in the warmth and charm of a holiday inspired Victorian Christmas program,. “Victorian Holiday Traditions: Gardens, Greens & Timeless Celebrations”, as we explore historic botanical traditions, festive winter greens, and holiday customs. Join us...
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The Agenda: Road construction, library grant
Some of your city councils plan top meet tonight. Here's a rundown of what they plan to decide. Bentonville will vote on: 📚 Accepting a $100,000 grant from Project for Public Spaces, funded by the Walton Family Foundation, for work at the Bentonville Public Library's lawn and exterior space. 🚦 A contract worth about $4 million with Grant Garrett Excavating for Walton Boulevard and West Central Avenue improvements. Rogers will vote on: 🚶 Accepting a grant of about $422,200 grant for Highway 71B pedestrian improvements. The city would contribute about $105,500. 🚧 Accepting a $133,600 grant — also from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission — for improvements to the First Street and Pleasant Grove Road intersection. The city would contribute $33,400. Springdale will vote on: 💰 Endorsing Tyson Poultry for the tax back program that gives sales tax refunds on some construction-related purchases. 🚲 A contract worth about $173,000 with Diamond C Construction for the second phase of construction on Rabbit Foot Trail. 📍 If you go: 6pm at Bentonville and Springdale city halls and 6:30pm at Rogers City Hall.