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.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, continues his series of conversations with candidates seeking statewide office.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Quorum Court failed to secure an ordinance to establish public rural water system several years ago, after voters repealed it, claiming the project was being pushed and controlled by a minority of developers.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.
This week on Ozarks at Large, we have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
Today, we meet three young women who run their own businesses close to the Fayetteville Town Square.
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the dip in Fort Smith’s jobless rate, the water payments dispute between Fort Smith and Van Buren, and more.
Kermit is Kyle’s role model. We find out why in a conversation with Becca Bacon Martin of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.
“Blues Instrumental” by Jethro Tull
Renowned archaeologist Jarrod Burks of Ohio Valley Archaeological Consultants says the magnetometer lets archaeologists survey a site of interest without having to dig first.
“Let it Snow” by Magnet
... Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center has a long list of entertainment options during the holidays.
