A service learning project used by student interns to teach the importance of community service to elementary school children works with the real life organization Chicks for Children. We visit as fourth and fifth graders wrap up the project with a song and dance.
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Becca says the ACO Chorale is preparing for its Spring Concert May 4th at Arts Center of the Ozarks.
A sustainability summit hosted yesterday in Rogers gave a forum for some of the largest food, agricultural and beverage manufacturers to promote their newest product sustainability efforts.
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel talks to Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas about lawsuits and the electric chair.
The declaration means that federal assistance will be available for individuals, local governments and businesses. Also, the number of child abuse cases in the state declines.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how members of clergy, support organizations and a T-shirt maker are helping spread relief to towns devastated by Sunday's tornadoes, and information about how anyone else can aid recovery efforts.After Sunday's tornado devastated Vilonia, Mayflower and the surrounding areas, several businesses began offering a slew of options to provide additional support to relief efforts, some traditional and others more novel.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
The ending sports seasons, art with a new permanent home, and a new effort to collect diapers are all part the Tuesday notes.
Becca Martin Brown says The Bard is on stage in Fayetteville and a classic story from another era is on stage in Bentonville.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the director of special education for the U.S. Department of Education; she says many with disabilities are capable of learning anything and everything that those without disabilities can. Plus, as strawberries begin to pop up in gardens and farmers' markets in the area, a group of national leaders in the industry meet in Fayetteville to discuss sustainable growing practices.
Last night dozens of elected officials gathered in support of keeping the 188th Fighter Wing as is at Fort Chaffee. The listening session in Fort Smith drew close to one thousand people.
Technology is ever improving, streamlining processes or getting a job done more quickly, sometimes even replacing the human worker. A University of Arkansas professor has recently published a book focusing on how technology and people can perform together to add value to business or institution.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas newspapers says while there is plenty of great music close by, a road trip allows for even more opportunities.
As we continue our series on the 2012-2013 theatre season, we shine a light on comedies. More information is available at Arts Center of the Ozarks, Rogers Little Theater, Alma Performing Arts Center, and The UA Drama Department.
The fuzzed out garage rock sounds of King Tuff come to Fayetteville tomorrow to perform the Lightbulb Club. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen speaks with band leader Kyle Thomas about the new album, touring and what it means to embrace imperfection. For more information about King Tuff's performance in town, visit the event's Facebook page here.
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“Bad Thing” by: King Tuff
