
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.
Texas-based musician Patricia Vonne and her guitarist Robert LaRoche were in Fayetteville in May for the Gulley Park Summer Concert series.
Christy Hall and Jason Suel are local musicians and actors who make up the comedy duo Black & Tan. They visited the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio in August.
“Rainbow Road” by The One Ups
There’s a lot more to do besides shopping today; however, if you did survive Black Friday shopping and shoppers today, congratulations.
Local musicians Chase and Missy Gipson, who make up the duo ChaseMissy, visited KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance Studio earlier this year.
The No Impact Man, during his visit to Fayetteville, was a part of a moderated discussion for the Eighth Gathering of the Groups at the Fayetteville Public Library.
In full disclosure, Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams moderated the discussion.