NWA TechFest , set to happen next week in Fayetteville, has changed much over the years. We talk to one of the event's organizers about its evolution.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, offers a preview of this weekend's film festival in Eureka Springs.

Legislators yesterday heard about the progress of the Private Option rollout in the state, while Governor Mike Beebe offered his thoughts on consequences to the state's budget if the legislature decides to gut the program in the coming fiscal session.



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Though the plans are in the early stages, The University of Arkansas Fort Smith may begin offering its first Master's degree in a few years.

The Joint Budget Committee of the Arkansas LEgislature hears from Arkansas Department of Human Services regarding funding for the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid, while a new Talk Business Arkansas-Hendrix College poll suggests that Arkansans are supportive of the program. And, Crawford County officials are hopeful that voters will be supportive of a sales tax increase that would fund construction and operation of a new county jail.
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
Jim Fairbanks’ new memoir examines his life since a diagnosis of type one diabetes.
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"Stonewall Stone Fence" by Gregory and the Hawk
Becca Martin Brown has her usual Thursday rundown of activities.
The new outdoor workout area near John Brown University is only the second one put in place by a city in the state, and is the result of a partnership between the city, JBU and Bridges to Wellness in Siloam Springs.
"Hotel Feelings" by Ditka
Three more events and the season ends for Walton Arts Center. Plus, we say goodbye to our Walton Arts Center guide for the past three years.
"All I'm Thinkin' About" by Bruce Springsteen
Home BancShares, owner of Centennial Bank, announces its acquisition of Liberty BancShares of Jonesboro, nearly doubling the bank's reach in the state. Head Start of Washington County will close two classrooms as a result of federal sequestration of part of the organization's budget. A strain of bird flu found in Scott County has been isolated and contained. And some state campgrounds closed because of flooding have reopened.
"Rather Never Know" by Bronze Radio Return