Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is four years old. There have been some bumps along the way, but the games of chance have provided hundreds of millions of dollars for scholarships. We'll talk to the lottery's second director, Bishop Woosley. Plus 40,000 students in elementary and middle schools across northwest Arkansas create art in a single day and the marvels involved with a staging of Carnival at the Alma Performing Arts Center. The show has steam punk costuming, puppets and music.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is four years old. There have been some bumps along the way, but the games of chance have provided hundreds of millions of dollars for scholarships. We'll talk to the lottery's second director, Bishop Woosley. Plus 40,000 students in elementary and middle schools across northwest Arkansas create art in a single day and the marvels involved with a staging of Carnival at the Alma Performing Arts Center. The show has steam punk costuming, puppets and music.
There's plenty of live theater happening in December, including performances of "Carnival" at the Alma Performing Arts Center.Carroll County is one of just a few Arkansas counties that has no shelter for victims of domestic violence. Wildflowers Ministries in Eureka Springs is raising funds to secure the necessary property and expertise to open such a facility.
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission develops a new way to market large-acreage sites to attract major industrial development. The Springdale Fire Department develops a strategic plan for the next five years. And the city of Fayetteville announces free parking in the downtown area for the Tahnksgiving and Christmas holidays.
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has existed for four years and it's director is thinking about the future.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a look back at the second wave of feminism in politics, the new face of Arkansas' voter ID law, and Roby Brock tells us Tyson has been doing chicken right in his Talk Business Arkansas update. Plus, the use of insects in music; it doesn't happen often.
Tyson Foods announces record sales and earnings for the 2013 fiscal year. Roby Brock of Talk Business Arkansas has that and more in his weekly update.In addition to bugs, our insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus, likes music. We look at instances of insects in rock and roll.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has announced the installation of new voter ID photo systems in all Arkansas counties. The project is in compliance with a new state Voter ID law, passed this year by the Arkansas legislature. To learn more visit: FaceYourVote.org.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 10, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, an accusation over teaching creationism at school is raising questions regarding charter authorization in Arkansas. Plus, problems caused by pythons in the Everglades.
Fayetteville will host the inaugural NWA Hispanic Heritage Festival and Health Fair Friday and Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
Walton Arts Center kicks off its jazz series Friday night with two performances by the Edmar Castañeda Quartet.
In her ongoing book review series, Meredith Martin-Moats analyzes In Service to America: The History of VISTA in Arkansas, 1965-1985.
The Arkansas Insurance Department releases rates for insurance policies that will be sold through the state's new insurance exchange. Arkansas' poverty rate edges upward slightly in the latest American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Arkansas Children's Hospital researchers continue efforts to curb the rate of childhood obesity. A Fayetteville street is closed to make way for sidewalk construction. And fewer travelers flew through XNA in August, though the airport has still seen more travelers so far this year than at this time last year.
"One Fifth, In the Rhythm 3 Against 2, For Piano (1973)" by Charlemagne Palestine
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to three people who have followed the evolution of health care reform in Arkansas. The enrollment period for new plans begins in a week.
"If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight" by Earl Hines
