Becca Martin Brown has a partial list of events related to Bikes, Blues and BBQ (and not) happening this week.
Ozarks At Large
To celebrate five years in the Jefferson Center, Fayetteville Adult & Community Education hosted an open house.
A kick-off event for open enrollment to Arkansas Health Connector is announced for next month. The city of Fayetteville considers revamping certain height and setback regulations for development in the city's downtown area. And, several school millage increases are passed.
On this edition of Ozarks, increasing internet access for Arkansans. Also, how legislators are dealing with a deficit for the public school employees health plan.The just-published Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music has entries about the most famous Arkansas musicians like Johnny Cash and Louis Jordan. It also has lesser known, but still very important, figures like the musician known as Moondog and Bob Burns.
Carroll County’s Quorum Court failed to secure an ordinance to establish public rural water system several years ago, after voters repealed it, claiming the project was being pushed and controlled by a minority of developers. But now the QC’s water committee is looking to convince a majority of residents to support a more transparent public water facilities board-facilitated project.Becca talks about a safe with an interesting pass that will be on display at in Cane Hill this weekend.
Arkansas is ranked near the bottom in terms of states' residents being connected to the Internet. We look at the implications this might have for education, and efforts to try and bridge the digital divide.
State Representatives Allen Kerr and Greg Leding talk to Roby Brock and his Capitol View co-host David Goins talk about legislators trying to resolve the issue of public school employees facing premium increases in January. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 12, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, what the future may hold for a Benton County landmark. Plus, musical advice from Grammy-winner Mark O'Connor.
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted yesterday to plug an underground injection well and declare a permanent moratorium on new ones in Faulkner County, plagued by small earthquakes.
Chris Young, The Imagination Movers, Rick Springfield and the second concert in the KUAF Summer Jazz Concert series coming up at the Walton Arts Center. Jodi Beznoska has the details.
Arkansas has 4200 foster children in state custody. Nearly 300 with emotional or behavioral problems are placed in special therapeutic foster homes to receive intense intervention. But starting this month funding to the program was slashed. (Photo: Brenda and Iesha Watson.)
The Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower can be seen in northwest Arkansas this weekend. For more information, call (479) 789-5000. To download a star map, log on to www.skymaps.com.
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Close to 179 post-offices in Arkansas face a possible shutdown, the Fort Smith Board of Directors meet tomorrow to debate on a proposal to repeal the one percent tax on prepared food and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.





