
Ozarks At Large

While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.

Arkansas Lottery Officials update the Legislative Oversight Committee on decreasing lottery revenue. A group advocates at the state capitol for fairer tax laws, and the Ben Geren Aquatics Center moves forward as the first construction bids will soon be awarded.

The traveling exhibit called Hunger U is on the University of Arkansas campus this week.
Surveys conducted through site visits to Arkansas school districts that conducted PARCC field testing this spring showed that most districts will be prepared for Common Core technology requirements this fall.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there are drums, guitars and horns in our near future.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Wrecking Ball takes to downtown Springdale for a one of a kind event for one night only. Plus, First Christian jChurch in Fayetteville prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday today.
Dan Craft, special projects reporter for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, outlines a story in Sunday's paper focused on the idea of turning this area in the green version of Silicon Valley.
UA volleyball head coach Robert Pulliza stops by to discuss the Razorbacks' upcoming homes matches against Kentucky and Tennessee.
"Born to Be Wild" by Timbuk 3
Two Green Forest men are the first to be sentenced in federal district court in Harrison, under the new Matthew Shepard and James Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. We speak with U.S. District Attorney Conner Eldridge.
“Spiritual” by Midnight Choir
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com explains how the Arkansas River has changed in the past few years.
W. Dale Warren from the University of Arkansas Music Department discusses the upcoming University of Arkansas Symphonic Band and the UA Wind Symphony concerts.