A thirty-two million dollar grant has been awarded to the University of Arkansas' College of Education and Health Professions.
Ozarks At Large
Arkansas DHS officials say that more than 55,000 Arkansans have expressed their intent to enroll in the Arkansas Private Option. September revenue for the state is reported as higher than August numbers. Arkansas National Guard members feel the pressure of the federal shutdown. Arvest announces plans to acquire a North Little Rock-based bank. And Greer's Ferry Lake celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the effects of current Farm Bill expiring. And researchers with ties to the University of Arkansas discover a new organism.
A previously unidentified organism has a special place on the tree of life...and a name befitting its place of identification.
Lake Keith in downtown Cave Springs is getting a makeover. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the six-acre reservoir is being emptied to make way for construction of a brand new environmental center planned by the Illinois River Watershed Partnership. To make a donation, click here.At 12:01 a.m. ET yesterday, the continuing resolution funding the federal government wasn't the only legistlation to expire. We speak with an agricultural economist to find out what the Farm Bill's reversion to 64-year old policy means for Arkansans.
The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace begin enrolling residents for coverage yesterday, though demand was so high it made it difficult for many to access the Web site for the exchange. The effects of the federal shutdown are still being weighed, including the shutdown of National Wildlife Refuges and the eventual impacts on research at the University of Arkansas. And a statewide prescription drug take-back program grows with sixty more drop-off locations added across the state yesterday.
Ahead on Ozarks: An unusually significant Tuesday as the health care exchange goes live in Arkansas today and the rhetoric in Washington, DC escalates as the federal government comes to a halt. John Brummett will talk to Roby Brock about a particularly contentious time in politics. Plus, what the government shutdown means for Beaver Lake, and the muralist Maser leaves a multi-colored mark on Springdale.
The city of Fayetteville recently received the 2013 Government Recycler of the Year Award.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how the Office of Human Concern is helping low-income residents stay warm this winter. Plus, a conversation with a cast member of I Love Lucy Live on Stage.
Jacqueline Froelich once again delves into the stacks of the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and pulls out an interview with the late Arkansas "Rockabilly" musician Dale Hawkins. The digitally taped interviews was conducted at Hawk's Nest Recording Studio in North Little Rock, January 16th, 2008 by Bob Cochran.
More information is available at pryorcenter.uark.edu.
A pretty little lake on the Ozark St.-Francis National Forest west of Fayetteville is getting a big makeover this winter. Jacqueline Froelich takes us there for a look.
This spring four days will be set aside in Harrison for visitors and residents to walk or run all or part of a 100 kilometer goal.
More information is available at www.harrison100k.org.
"Feliz Navidad" by Los Straitjackets
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com talks about the latest economic and cultural news from Fort Smith and western Arkansas.
Irvin Mayfield, the Delta Heritage Trail and more in our history capsule for December 23.
