Ozarks At Large

Arkansas ends its fiscal year with a surplus of several million dollars, but lawmakers have no firm plans yet of how to spend the money. Ongoing highway improvements mean some road closures and delays over the holiday weekend. And, students at UALR react to the interest rate hike that went into effect this week on Stafford student loans for low income students.




The United States Supreme Court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act means changes for Arkansas.
The popular resort town of Eureka Springs is a prime Ozarks vacation spot filled with pretty B&Bs, cottages and cabins for overnight guests. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, some say a glut of tourist accommodations and vacation rentals are dislocating residents, forcing them to live out of town.
Arkansas home sales are up by 10 percent according to the Arkansas Realtors Association. The half-cent highway sales tax kicks in this month and will continue for the next ten years. The Fort Smith Fire Department honors one of its own who rescued a child from a 30-foot utility shaft. And a familiar term to Fayetteville residents: construction zone.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with photographer and author Tim Ernst. Also, giving the gift of a free family portrait to those in need.
Governor Mike Beebe speaks with Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net about the possibility of a Hispanic-majority legislative district in northwest Arkansas and what will happen to Arkansas if the debt ceiling dilemma isn’t resolved.
Excessive heat warning in effect tonight until 8 o’clock in eastern Oklahoma and Sebastian County in Arkansas; summer drought may have a major impact on Arkansas crops; FEMA hosts a workshop at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock tomorrow to assist Arkansas businesses affected by recent disasters and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half Time.
“Dig Dis” by Hank Mobley
The Karate Kid and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be screened at the Boone County Library and the Fayetteville Public Library respectively. Plus music performances in Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
Malco Razorback theatre in Fayetteville hosts a Harry Potter movie marathon starting just after midnight early Thursday morning.
The Botanical Garden is preparing for its Firefly Fling on Saturday.
“A Buffalo in Yellowstone” by By the End of the Night