Apple Seeds Inc. is calling for community support to launch an educational farm on two and half acres of of College Avenue in Fayetteville to teach teachers how to start school gardens.
Ozarks At Large
This weekend the University of Arkansas' Department of mathematical Sciences will spend three hours celebrating puzzles, Martin Gardner and math.
The Springdale Public Library will close much of next week as part of the library's ongoing renovation project. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the formation of a state task force to end human trafficking in the state. A fourth party gets 2014 ballot access in Arkansas. And the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality releases funds for cutting diesel emissions in the state.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the Amazeum receives a large gift and Grant Tennille, the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, discusses the state of Arkansas' economy.
In the span of 35 years, The Austin Lounge Lizards have released 11 albums including one this year. The band has a loyal following around the country, and when they were in Fayetteville recently, they stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a live set on The Pickin' Post. Here's one of the songs from that set.A scavenger hunt, a cooking class, a blood drive and more will take place in the days and weeks ahead.
Tom Wing, director of the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren, says that the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas was originally located in Van Buren, prior to Judge Isaac Parker's reign over the court in Fort smith.
Roby Brock talks to Grant Tennille from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission about the state's economy in the weeks after the federal government shutdown.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, January 20, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with young adult author An Na. Also, we learn what it takes to become a police officer.
Martha Shoffner, facing extortion and bribery charges, entered an innocent plea in court Thursday.
As the Fayetteville Farmers' Market moves into summer, the produce available is beginning to shift.
Ocie Fisher and her band came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio recently to play a song and give us a preview for their concert at the Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday.
A Rally is held today in Little Rock to call on Senator Mark Pryor to support gun control legislation. The City of Fayetteville will likely take over management of paid parking at the U of A's West Annex parking lot. Three countries stop importing Arkansas chicken after an outbreak of avian flu in Scott county. And a Siloam Springs chicken magnate gets named the new head of the NWA Council.
"Equal" by St. Germain
A rally was held yesterday afternoon by the NWA Center for Equality, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings regarding same-sex marriage. We go on the scene to get a pulse on how members of the local LGBT community feel about the rulings, and we speak with a legal expert with the ACLU of Arkansas to find out what the rulings mean for same-sex couples in the Natural State.
