
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.
Urgent Care Centers are affordable walk-in clinics which serve both cash-only as well as insured patients seeking acute care. But with millions more Americans enrolling onto the health insurance marketplace--and fewer primary care physicians available to see them--urgent care clinics may fill a critical gap. We visit with urgent care provider, Dr. Robert Karas.
A recent report from the Northwest Arkansas Council says the military-related impact on Washington and Benton counties is in excess of $150,000,000.
Link: To see the full report: click here
Events cancelled by ice and snow are slated for the next foew days, graduation is this weekend at the U of A, and the Razorback swimming and diving team earns a favorable ranking.
The latest incarnation of the television does much more than just go to your favorite channel.
“Better?” by The Propellorheads
The 2013 book Yonder Mountain: An Ozarks Anthology is full of words from noted Ozarkers.