
Ozarks At Large

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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.

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.

Becca Martin Brown spreads music writer Kevin Kinder’s words about a couple of upcoming concerts
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,
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
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
On this special Christmas Eve edition of Ozarks at Large, highlights from our holiday show taped earlier in the month at the Fayetteville Public Library, with musical performances by Adams Collins Jazz Collective, Jones'n Leah, and Farmer And The Markets, plus special guests from Cooperative Emergency Outreach in Fayetteville talk about the importance of giving during the holiday season. And even Santa Claus stops by to answer a few questions.
Jean Button is the Queen Mother of the Fayetteville Mardi Gras celebration, which includes a parade tomorrow and much more.
Additional information is available at www.fayettevillemardigras.com.
"Mardi Gras New Orleans" by Professor Longhair
Tomorrow almost every discipline of study in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas will gather together for a full day of discussion. We have a preview of the first-ever Fulbright Colloquium.
Michael Tilley from thecitywire.com discusses another plan that might change Arkansas’ Third Congressional District and the latest consumer confidence numbers for Fort Smith.
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The March exhibit at the Fayetteville Underground on the downtown square is up—and Jacqueline Froelich takes us down for a preview. A First Thursday reception at the Fayetteville Underground will take place tonight from 5 until 8pm.
This weekend orchids are the top plant at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.