Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.Historical author Velda Brotherton discusses foods she remembers eating and some she still cooks from growing up in the Boston Mountains prior to her taking part in an event this Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library.
According to a new report, the funding disparity between traditional school districts and charter schools has increased more than 54 percent in 8 years.
University of Arkansas officials yesterday unveiled a new chamber in the Human Performance Laboratory will allow researchers to have a temperature and humidity-controlled atmosphere in which to study physiological effects that heat has on the human body.
President Obama was in Central Arkansas yesterday, visiting victims of the recent storms and tornadoes that ravaged the area. Meanwhile, state legislators heard testimony from state finance officials regarding fiscal forecasts for the next few years.
Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
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Ahead on Ozarks, the Springdale Chamber of Commerce announces a program to create new jobs. Also, a conversation with Johnathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Daily-deal websites are changing the way we shop and sell products and services.
There’s too much to do this weekend. Becca enlightens us.
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Throughout this week, Rob Grayson from our content partner WKNO in Memphis has shared little-known facts about the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Today, he has a tale about Elvis.
Earlier this week, residents near Walker Park in Fayetteville were given free light bulbs. Ozarks at Large’s Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports.
The KUAF Summer Jazz Concert series continues this weekend with the Composer’s Showcase. Today, Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsberg talks to local photographer Norman Snyder. Snyder’s work will be on display during Saturday’s event.
For more information on the KUAF Summer Jazz Concert series, visit www.kuaf.com or www.digjazz.com.
For more information on Norman Snyder’s work, visit http://www.normsnyderphoto.com.
