Becca Martin Brown has a partial list of events related to Bikes, Blues and BBQ (and not) happening this week.
Ozarks At Large
To celebrate five years in the Jefferson Center, Fayetteville Adult & Community Education hosted an open house.
A kick-off event for open enrollment to Arkansas Health Connector is announced for next month. The city of Fayetteville considers revamping certain height and setback regulations for development in the city's downtown area. And, several school millage increases are passed.
On this edition of Ozarks, increasing internet access for Arkansans. Also, how legislators are dealing with a deficit for the public school employees health plan.The just-published Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music has entries about the most famous Arkansas musicians like Johnny Cash and Louis Jordan. It also has lesser known, but still very important, figures like the musician known as Moondog and Bob Burns.
Carroll County’s Quorum Court failed to secure an ordinance to establish public rural water system several years ago, after voters repealed it, claiming the project was being pushed and controlled by a minority of developers. But now the QC’s water committee is looking to convince a majority of residents to support a more transparent public water facilities board-facilitated project.Becca talks about a safe with an interesting pass that will be on display at in Cane Hill this weekend.
Arkansas is ranked near the bottom in terms of states' residents being connected to the Internet. We look at the implications this might have for education, and efforts to try and bridge the digital divide.
State Representatives Allen Kerr and Greg Leding talk to Roby Brock and his Capitol View co-host David Goins talk about legislators trying to resolve the issue of public school employees facing premium increases in January. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 12, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, what the future may hold for a Benton County landmark. Plus, musical advice from Grammy-winner Mark O'Connor.
The University of Arkansas Symphony will send patrons into the holiday break with classic works of redemption.
Eureka Springs Public School system is among four school districts that must return excess millage revenue received due to a miscalculation by the Arkansas State Department of Education. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the mandated payback has not only created problems for the four districts, it has drawn attention to the state's 2004 funding formula for equitable and adequate public education.
A church in Farmington is holding a special holiday event this weekend.
"Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by The Swingfield Big Band
A new book, "Arkansas Curiosities" gathers many of the state's unusual places, facts and legends into one volume.
Wyatt and Janie Jones also talked to Kyle about some of the things they couldn't get into the book. Hear that conversation here.





