
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?
Though prison reform legislation hasn’t been filed yet, plenty of conversation about the bill has been taking place. We have this report from Little Rock.
Advocates for smoke-free bars in Fayetteville are sharing information with the city in an effort to see if Fayetteville can become 100% smoke free.
The Green Infrastructure Planning: Linking Arkansas Communities pilot project, based in northwest Arkansas, will be honored with an inaugural National Green Infrastructure Implementation Award by the national Conservation Fund
Jacqueline Froelich reports the project was among three chosen from around the country.
A community-wide effort to collect books will benefit students in a small Arkansas town.
Irma Thomas, 3-D movies and more in our history capsule for February 18.