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Ozarks At Large
Rogers Little Theater's musical may be a period piece, but Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says it’s still very much relevant.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire says sales tax and home sales numbers are up for northwest Arkansas, down for the Fort Smith region.Heads of some of the state's community health clinics say that one aspect of the private option for Medicaid expansion won't reimburse the clinics enough for them to stay open. Arkansas lawmakers continue to explore ways to administer the death penalty, though the drug commonly used to administer lethal injections remains unavailable. The board of Ozark Regional Transit looks at taking management in-house next year. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department announces several road construction projects to be started in the next few years.
Ahead on Ozarks, Noble Impact hopes to educate high school students on opportunities in public service, locally made handmade home goods at Noble Dwelling,and Springdale acquires the land needed to expand the Razorback Regional Greenway.
Becca Martin Brown spreads music writer Kevin Kinder’s words about a couple of upcoming concerts
This weekend’s Word Camp event in Fayetteville is designed to help new people create blogs and experienced bloggers get better at what they do. Ozarks at Large’s Emily Gollahon has more.
The AG Russell Knife Event begins tomorrow in Rogers. We learn more about the event and talk with a local knifemaker about his trade.
In the first story of our new, monthly "Locally Made" series, we profile the "noble-hearted country folk" who create handmade items for their business, Noble Dwelling
An organization with the mission to engage young people in public service through entrepreneurship launched last Friday. Maggie Carroll from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock was there and has this report.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, December 13, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, singer/songwriter Joe Pug stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Plus, Becca Martin Brown gets us caught up on what's been rescheduled for this weekend.
Dr. Stephen Gates talks about the penultimate concert of the KUAF/Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival.
“Spirit in the Night” by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The academy has two summer camps coming up this summer. For more information, visit http://www.uafortsmith.edu/Academy/Index.
A large group of Walmart hourly employees gathered on the steps of the Walmart headquarters in Bentonville yesterday to raise concerns about wages and healthcare.
“Eyes of Blue” by Wax and Wane
A group of graduate students from the University of Arkansas are helping local gardeners care for their sick plants.
In this audio extra, Lou Hirsch shares some of the resources people can use to help them care for their plants.
