
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.
A new election for Cherokee Chief, scheduled Sept. 24th in Talequah may be snarled by a recent federal order to allow Cherokee Freedmen, descendants of both Cherokee and enslaved Africans, the right to vote.
Ron Breeding from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock files this report on the fallout from yesterday’s Crawford County courthouse shooting in Van Buren.
“Ba Ba” by Sigur Ros
Walton Arts Center’s Jodi Beznoska discusses Symphony of Northwest Arkansas’ inaugural season’s opening concert, magician James Galea and other upcoming performances at the center.
…for enrolment in classes at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Academy of the Arts.
Peter Lane, President and CEO of Walton Arts Center, discusses the ambitious plans to renovate the Arkansas Music Pavilion. Earlier this week, the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotions Commission approved a $ 500,000 grant that will be applied toward the redesign of the AMP.
“Reelin’ In the Years” by Steely Dan