The deadline to apply for the Arkansas Festival Grant Program, which has been organized by the Arkansas Agriculture Department, is January 24, 2014.
Ozarks At Large
Donny and Marie Osmond, and Cheech and Chong are among the performers Becca says you can see if you take a road trip soon.
Last Thursday, a preliminary hearing was held before Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza on a lawsuit filed last summer to strike down an Arkansas constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, approved by seventy-four percent of voters ten years ago. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with attorneys on both sides of the case, as well as a plaintiff and brings us the story.
(Photo credit: John Rankine)The Springdale School District yesterday was awarded several million dollars in Race to the Top federal grant funding. It was only one of five school districts in the U.S. to be awarded one of the grants.
A Pulaski County judge dismisses a lawsuit against Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin. A New York based food company looks to acquire Siloam Springs-based Allens Canning Company. Tyson Foods is cited by OSHA for a June incident at a Kansas processing facility. The dean of the UA Honors College announces retirement, while the UA Full Circle Campus Food Pantry wins an award. And the vice chancellor of advancement at UAFS gets a new job.
Ahead on Ozarks, why more walk-in clinics might dot the landscape as the Affordable Care Act is rolled out. And the founder of Cherish the Women, Joanie Madden, talks about learning to play the Irish whistle and why she was impressed with her first-ever visit to Fayetteville. The band plays tonight at Walton Arts Center.
On this edition of Ozarks, the Springdale School District recieves a nearly $26 million dollar grant. Plus, we take a tour of King Opera House in Van Buren.
The latest incarnation of the television does much more than just go to your favorite channel.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sacrifices some professors make when they sign on as an adjunct instructor. Plus, the personal papers of the prominent Arkansas politician Dale Bumpers are opened at the University of Arkansas.
Artosphere Orchestra to appear on Friday's performance today and a few activities for the first weekend of March.
The Austin-based group will appear at George's tonight at 8:00.
Leslie Yingling with Diversity Affairs at the University of Arkansas has our final story of compassion during Fayetteville's Compassion Month.
"Let Compassion be Your Fashion" by Kokolo
We make a stop at the roadside café, the Valley Inn, in Hindsville to learn the history of the restaurant in the small town.
The Arkansas House yesterday didn't bring the Private Option up for a vote, leading some to wonder if the votes are there to pass the appropriations bill. And, Judge James Moody's appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, more than six months after he was nominated.
"Give It Away" by The Fray
