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The university system's board voted yesterday to start offering online courses. And, the state departments of health and education partner on educating schools about the dangers of heat-related illnesses.
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Trading on the popularity of the NCAA Tournament, the magazine Garden and Gun has its own bracket. This one pits southern towns against each other.
Wings, and other films, will be shown at area libraries during next week's Spring Break Vacation. Becca has a full list.
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As promised, the state legislature overrode a line-item veto by Governor Mike Beebe to allow sand used in natural gas drilling to be exempt from sales tax. And, several organizations through the state accrue grant funding.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, May 26, 2014
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.
Talley Summerlin, who was part of the Fayetteville-based band Be from 1989 to 2002, is recording again and has a new EP.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers discusses a new play reading workshop at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Grammy Award-winning fiddler Eileen Ivers once had a dream of joining NASA. Instead she went on to win 9 All-Ireland Fiddle Championships. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen has a preview interview with Ivers, who comes to the Walton Arts Center along with her band Immigrant Soul tomorrow night.
The first year of operation for Crystal Bridges of American Art has caused growth in HMR tax revenue in Bentonville, the Rogers Parks and Recreation Department has its eye on some land for park and trail expansions, and the Northwest Arkansas Community College board of trustees selects a new president for the college.