August 2022

Bluegrass & Fried Chicken Festival at Ozark Folk Center State Park

The Bluegrass & Fried Chicken festival is Aug. 26 and 27 at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Ark. The Skillet Restaurant located onsite will serve its famous fried chicken buffet in between music shows at the park’s 1,000-seat indoor music venue, Ozark Highlands Theater. The music festival will feature an extended show on Friday night, a Saturday matinee and a Saturday evening extended show featuring the region’s biggest names in bluegrass and top touring bands.

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‘Thrown to the Wolves’ is new innovation competition open to high school students

Courtesy Arkansas State University The Delta Center for Economic Development, based at Arkansas State University, is announcing A-State's first innovation competition for high school students. With a concept based on the popular “Shark Tank” television series, “Thrown to the Wolves” is a projectbased learning challenge.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

As you know, the stock market has attracted a lot of attention – and for good reason, as we’ve seen considerable volatility almost from the beginning of the year. But if you own bonds, or bondbased mutual funds, you might also have some concerns.

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