
Ozarks At Large



While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.

The designation for a stretch of highway in Arkansas is changing to Interstate 49.
Arkansas Lottery Officials update the Legislative Oversight Committee on decreasing lottery revenue. A group advocates at the state capitol for fairer tax laws, and the Ben Geren Aquatics Center moves forward as the first construction bids will soon be awarded.

The traveling exhibit called Hunger U is on the University of Arkansas campus this week.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, May 12, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an Arkansas judge overturns the states's ban on same-sex marriage, so what's next?
Fayetteville changes quite a bit during Bikes, Blues and BBQ, but that alteration extends beyond Washington County.
The Everyone Can Sing Community Choir is requires no auditions and is open to anyone who wants to sing.For more information: www.everyonecansing.wordpress.com.
Dr. Brett Shadle talks about African studies in the classroom and his own research.
“Down on Me” by Marlena Smalls
Author Leslie Daniels will host a reading and book signing at 7 tonight in Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus.
Wayne Bell, author of the column Culture Club at www.fayettevilleflyer.com, lists the trends in popular culture he thinks we'd be better off without.