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.
Gordon Lightfoot, Heidi and more in our history capsule for November 17.
We talk with one of the cast members of the Arts Live Theatre production of Willy Wonka. The show opens tomorrow night. For more information visit www.artslivetheatre.com.
"In Motion" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross from the soundtrack from "The Social Network."
And now it's time for a little Jay Music, brought to us by Joe Neal. His latest book is "Birdside Baptist and Other Ornithological Mysteries."
Jacqueline Froelich reports that Eureka Springs city employees will soon be permitted to include domestic partners as eligible dependents under the Municipal League Health Benefit Program--the first city in Arkansas to do so.
This week the University of Arkansas is celebrating the international nature of the campus community.