NWA TechFest , set to happen next week in Fayetteville, has changed much over the years. We talk to one of the event's organizers about its evolution.
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, offers a preview of this weekend's film festival in Eureka Springs.

Legislators yesterday heard about the progress of the Private Option rollout in the state, while Governor Mike Beebe offered his thoughts on consequences to the state's budget if the legislature decides to gut the program in the coming fiscal session.



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Though the plans are in the early stages, The University of Arkansas Fort Smith may begin offering its first Master's degree in a few years.

The Joint Budget Committee of the Arkansas LEgislature hears from Arkansas Department of Human Services regarding funding for the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid, while a new Talk Business Arkansas-Hendrix College poll suggests that Arkansans are supportive of the program. And, Crawford County officials are hopeful that voters will be supportive of a sales tax increase that would fund construction and operation of a new county jail.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, June 6, 2014
Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has details regarding the eagle watch tours in Rogers. There’s also some music playing inside the Breedlove Auditorium on the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith campus tonight.
Tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage Trio will perform at Second Street Live in Fort Smith.
“Isotope” by Joe Henderson
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses the artists and albums that could make it to the Grammy nominations this year.
Our tech expert Tyrel Denison discusses the different digital music services now available to us.
A research scientist at the University of Arkansas is conducting a year-long study of two-problem plagued Beaver Lake swim beach areas, with funding from the Arkansas Water Resources Center.
“Savoy” by Gene Ammons