
Ozarks At Large

Arkansas receives recognition for its work to combat human trafficking in the state, and several new laws go into effect today.


Amina Figarova has 12 recordings and has performed with her quintet on the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival. Friday night she closes the KUAF Summer Jazz Concert Series at Walton Arts Center.
The annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake is this weekend. Events include a crowd-sourced process to test the clarity of the lake.

A water trail along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith allows canoeists and kayakers a chance to experience some wilderness inside the Fort Smith city limits.

An area school district that intended to arm teachers and other staff can no longer do so, after the board that issued a private security firm license to the Clarksville School District has revoked that license. The Arkansas State Police rolls out a fleet of new, more discreet cruisers. One of Springdale's farmers' markets closes, but could potentially reopen in the future. A non-profit aimed at serving women from disadvantaged situations gets ready to open in Rogers. And a new state law taking effect tomorrow means drivers will have to move over for more than just emergency personnel.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the New Year brings an increased need for nurse practitioners in Arkansas. And 100 CEOs have given their opinions about what they think 2014 may have in store for businesses in Arkansas. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, has the results of that survey. Plus some of the first live music in 2014 will be inside: we have a preview of a new festival in Eureka Springs that can be attended in stocking feet.
Becca's sole entertainment suggestion for the evening is a screening of a Conlon Nancarrow documentary at the Fayetteville Public Library.
The Lights of the Ozarks kicked off Saturday night on the Fayetteville Square. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis was there, but if you weren't, here's a montage of what the festivities sounded like.
Last month, an iconic figure of several social justice movements in the U.S. during the 1960s and '70s visited Little Rock to support new research efforts by UALR’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity.
Residents of three Arkansas counties--Benton, Madison and Sharp--who this month voted in favor of legal alcohol sales in previously dry counties should be in excellent spirits given that the tally went in their favor. But if you wish to go into the spirits business, you'd better be prepared to follow some stiff rules
"Liquor" by Frog Holler