
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?
Last week, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe presented his $4.2 billion budget proposal. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to legislative leaders from both Democratic as well as Republican parties about the budget process.
Pub crawls, balls and Zydeco music will mark this year’s Fat Tuesday celebrations in northwest Arkansas. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has more.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen visited with Hope Young, a scholar who researches the benefits of music therapy.
“Help Me”
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com has picked out his favorites for the best supporting actors, director and film score awards for this year’s Oscars.
To hear more about Bell’s other picks for this year’s Oscars, click here.
“Montreal” by Kaki King