City of Harrison

On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9, Creekside hosted the Be Elite Heartbreaker Classic Volleyball Tournament for girls ages 10-16. Parks Director Chuck Eddington said, “This was o...

The Historic Harrison Business Association met on Monday, Feb. 17, at the Signature Bank Community Room. The air of excitement and anticipation of good vibes for the downtown are...

LRS plans to service the normal Friday routes tomorrow (Feb. 21). The two days missed (Wednesday and Thursday) will be picked up on the regular schedule next week. They will acce...

Councilman Mitch Magness addressed the community during the Feb. 13 City Council meeting about Harrison having the lowest sales tax of any city similar in size in Arkansas. “The...

Public Works has four dump trucks with salt spreaders and plows, five pickup trucks with salt spreaders and/or plows, in addition to backhoes, loaders and a motor grader. Equipmen...

The City of Harrison has recently released a new website. Several years ago, they began using harrisonar.gov for the domain name, which will remain the same. The new site is l...

Miss Military Star Arkansas Teen Mattea Emerson presented gift baskets for the Harrison Police and Fire Departments at City Hall on Friday, Feb. 14. Her journey of kindness is pa...

Mayor Jerry Jackson was invited to speak at the Boone County Master Gardeners meeting last week. President Cori Hopingardner said everyone enjoyed hearing the mayor's updates. J...

Dana Byrd was nominated and chosen to receive a year's worth of yard work and maintenance provided by the Recovery Center of the Ozarks. Q. What did you think when told you had...

During the snow in January and very cold temperatures, the First United Methodist Church volunteered to be a warming station. After that extreme cold had passed, Mayor Jerry Jack...

The Harrison Parks Commission met on Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the monthly meeting. Executive Director of Parks and Recreation Chuck Eddington introduced the newest board member, Jos...

The citizens of Harrison voted for Charlie Pierce to fill Ward 3 Position 1 on the City Council. Charlie is a Valley Springs graduate from 1996. Charlie is a funeral director at...

Josh was born and raised in Harrison. “I’ve actually only lived in Harrison because I graduated from the University of Arkansas online, so I really have never lived anywhere else...

Joel Williams has spent numerous years in the city government. Currently in his tenth year as a city councilman, he also spent 13 years as City Clerk. Before that, he was on the ...

Wayne Cone has served the City for 42 years in several capacities, from an Officer, Police Chief, and Coroner to 21 years as a council member for Ward 4, Position 2. As a Valley...

The year was 1972. Reed Petty had just been told the huge "programable calculator" the teacher brought into his high school math classroom could do many calculations but was not...

The City Advertising Tourist Promotion Commission (CATPC) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23. Robin Reeves was voted to be chairman of the board, and Charlie Pierce, ...

Mitch Magness has been on the City Council for 11 years. He has also served the Harrison Public Schools as a board member for 11 years. “I’ve served neither of these offices to a...

Gwen Hoffmann was recently elected to the 2025 City Council and is excited about a new way to serve her community. “I felt like my previous community experience with the Chamber...