Two special elections will be held tomorrow, one to fill a vacant city council seat in Springdale, and one regarding a 1 percent sales tax for water and sewer improvements in Paris. And, the Rogers School District, like many others in the area, will start the new school year with more bandwidth, to allow for a more connected classroom.
Ozarks At Large
After listening to speculation about Tom Cotton's political future for months, he finally, formally announced his intention to run for a Senate seat. This week's montage focuses on other cottons:
- Zooey Deschanel's Cotton commercial
- Michael Jordan's Hanes Lay Flat T-shirt commercial
- Golden Corral cotton candy commercial
- "Cotton Candy Land" by Elvis Presley
- :Peter Cottontail" by Gene Autry
- A clip from Francis Ford Coppola's movie The Cotton Club
- "Cotton Mouth Man" by James Cotton (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
- "Cotton Fields" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "Pickin' Time" by Johnny Cash
- "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex



From millage elections to sales tax votes and even a run for U.S. Senate, we've covered a lot of political ground in the past seven days.


Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas newspapers say there are visual treats both in and out of doors.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a movement in Fayetteville is encouraging residents to be kind to others, not just on Valentine's Day, but all year long. Plus, extremely cold temperatures and out of the ordinary snow storms have some wondering about climate change. We speak with one U of A researcher about global warming's effects on vegetation. And, two R&B divas perform in the region, Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up and more.
Kevin Kinder from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers lets us know what we should look forward to at this year’s Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain.
You can keep up with Kinder at his blog www.nwatunedin.com.
Growing up, everyone told Adam Grant Campbell he would be a famous artist one day. He brushed off such remarks for years--even stopped making art for spell. But he’s taken up the palette again. His portraits and paintings hang all this month in the Fayetteville Public Library Reading Room. A reception will be held May 17th from 5:30 to 7:30. For details: adamgrantcampbell.com
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“514” by Phoenix and the Turtle
Northwest Arkansas Community College sets out to acquire a piece of land in Springdale, its latest step in creating a permanent Washington County instructional center.