
Ozarks At Large


Wednesday the University of Arkansas recognizes GIS Day with sessions on how GIS technologies help several different disciplines.

All parties involved in a decades-long desegregation case in central Arkansas formally accept a deal to settle the litigation. A new report ranks Arkansas among the best in the U.s. for using technology to improve educational attainment. The Rogers Historical Museum gets a boost for its expansion project with General Improvement Funds from the state. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department debuts a new interactive website to give Arkansas drivers a heads-up on construction zones in the state.



The Rogers Police Department is hosting a public forum for members of minority communities at the Metroplex Event Center.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we discuss the future of the private option in the state. Also, Northwest Arkansas ranks nationally for its job growth rate.
Fort Smith city administrators put a hold on new applications for billboard signs in the city while city staff completes a study on digital billboards. And, Republicans have taken over the state legislature for the first time since Reconstruction, but a state historian says that the Republicans of yesteryear had different legislative priorities than the GOP of today.
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Margie Wong
Students and staff at Lingle Middle School in Rogers collected more than 3,000 items of nonperishable food to donate to five local agencies.
Last month, the relatively new University of Arkansas Ballroom and Latin dance club took to the floors of the Ohio Star Ball, the largest ballroom dancing competition in the nation. Christina Thomas attended one of the clubs meetings. She spoke with members of the team, including one who won best newcomer international in waltz and tango.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers gives us some entertainment suggestion related to Christmas and some that are not.