Northwest Arkansas Community College will stage The Giver this weekend and the tech crew has been at work on the production for some time.
Ozarks At Large
This spring a number of Arkansas public schools and districts are applying to the state department of education to become “Schools of Innovation.” As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the new innovation school model is more collaborative compared to the public charter model. (Photo: applicant Leverett Elementary in Fayetteville)
State officials yesterday celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant program, and a water project 20 years in the making is finally complete.
Ahead on Ozarks, Mercy Hospital continues its commitment to sustainability with a new recycling program. Also a conversation with the author of “Sharecropper's Troubadour.” 
A screening of the documentary film Girl Rising aims to raise local awareness to the challenges girls face globally in education. Hosted by GIRLS Rock of Ramay Junior High, the screening will be at 6:30 Thursday evening at the Fayetteville High School Performing Arts Center.
In his weekly recap, Roby Brock discusses Home BancShares reporting a record first quarter profit and more.
P3 Waste Consulting has helped develop a program for Mercy Hospital in Rogers to recycle blue wrap used to keep surgical instruments sterile.The state Department of Workforce Services releases March unemployment numbers for Arkansas, though they remain slightly above the national rate. Plus, the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage will either be reaffirmed or struck down in the coming weeks.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with author Joyce Carol Oates prior to her lecture in Fayetteville. Plus, a bit of tinkering before the Amazeum opens to children and the community next fall.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, highlights from a lecture given by David Pryor last night in downtown Fayetteville. Also, the region's population prepares to reach the half-million mark.
This week's collaboration with ozarksunbound.com features two members of the Washington County Fair Board. The fair opens for the 153rd time tomorrow.
"Listen" by Bill Frisell
The ATTRA Project might be based in Fayetteville, but the USDA funded federal program assists sustainable and organic farmers, ranchers and extension agents across the country. First authorized in the 1985 Farm Bill, the unique agriculture information service almost shut down in 2007, but is expanding due to increased demand and funding. Jacqueline Froelich visits the center and brings us the story.
To learn more about the ATTRA Project, visit ncat.org.
Roby Brock from Talkbusiness.net is teaming up with Hendrix College to conduct polls regarding races in Arkansas. Numbers for three of Arkansas' four congressional districts are in.
More information is available at talkbusiness.net.
The heat has broken and Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says festival season is here. She offers a rundown of events for the next week.
Jimmy C. Newman, Harding University and more in our history capsule for August 27.
