As Bentonville students and school board vote on potential mascots for the district's new high school, superintendent Michael Poore is also concerned with the building's design.
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Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, talks about the delayed opening for the Marshall's Museum and another effort to place medicinal marijuana on the Arkansas ballot.The Arkansas Forestry Commission is warning state residents that March is prime time for wildfire conditions. The Arkansas Election Commission is being taken to court over rules for absentee ballots under the state's new voter ID law. And a new report details the challenges and successes the state faces in regards to childrens' health.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.So will Artosphere come May. Beth Bobbitt with Walton Arts Center has the lineup for the fifth annual arts and nature festival.
In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
Bentonville Public Schools is one of the fastest growing districts in the country. And it may be among the first in the nation to integrate outdoor mountain biking classes into it’s physical education curriculum. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to gym class, at Lincoln Junior High, to learn more.Students are counting down the days until Spring Break and parents are thinking up activities. Becca Martin Brown has this list for Washington County.
Steve Inman with content partner KATV's Talk Business and Politics with Roby Brock speaks with Craig Smith, senior advisor to the political action committee Ready for Hillary.
The city of Fort Smith continues to construct a 20-year plan and the University of Arkansas has news about scholarships for future students.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks with Speaker of the House Davy Carter about the issue of same-sex marriage. Also, we learn more about the weather phenomenon known as a land spout.
Politics played a big part in many of this year's Emmy-award winning shows. Wayne Bell, Culture Club editor for the Fayetteville Flyer examines why politics can sometimes make for interesting TV fodder.
Fayettetville streets crews prepare for the thundering thousands expected in town this week, Governor Mike Beebe touts a new green jobs training initiative, and a new poll released by TalkBusiness.net and Hendrix college shows Mitt Romney leading over Obama in Arkansas.
"Guinea" by Tribecastan
Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net recently sat down with two senior members of the Arkansas Legislature, one Republican and one Democrat, to discuss possible election reform measures and other issues dominating the upcoming election.
"Goldberg Variations: Variation 2" by Dan Tepler
Becca Martin Brown tells us about a hip-hop show tonight at Rogue on Dickson.
