Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Friday, March 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about new standardized public eduction testing that will be tried in schools as part of the new Common Core cirriculum. Also, Little Chief performs a song of their new album.
The University of Arkansas Symphony will send patrons into the holiday break with classic works of redemption.
Eureka Springs Public School system is among four school districts that must return excess millage revenue received due to a miscalculation by the Arkansas State Department of Education. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the mandated payback has not only created problems for the four districts, it has drawn attention to the state's 2004 funding formula for equitable and adequate public education.
A church in Farmington is holding a special holiday event this weekend.
"Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by The Swingfield Big Band
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A new book, "Arkansas Curiosities" gathers many of the state's unusual places, facts and legends into one volume. Wyatt and Janie Jones also talked to Kyle about some of the things they couldn't get into the book. Hear that conversation here.