Pete speaks to Trent Jones, director of communications at Springdale public schools, about their upcoming 2023 Back to School Rally. The 2023 Back to School Rally is a free event for Springdale school district students, families, teachers and district staff. There are 10,000 first-come-first serve tickets available, and the rally will include activities for all ages and information for Springdale school district parents. It will be taking place on September 13, starting at 5:00 p.m.
A group of more than 80 local urban planners, government leaders and other professionals from northwest Arkansas attended a conference in Rhode Island this month to learn about urban planning.
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism announced this year's finalists for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame last week. Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore spoke with Delaney Thomas, the director of tourism, about the process.