Mayor Jerry Jackson presented the State of the City at the Feb. 27, City Council meeting. Mayor Jackson enjoyed focusing on the projects that lay ahead for the city .

Lots of progress is being made at the new downtown Fire Station at Creekside.

Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO/President Jeff Neilson (left) and Harrison Mayor Jerry Jackson signed the contract approved by the City Council to give the Chamber $50,000 in quarterly payments of $12,500 to provide economic development services for the area.

Thanks to the partnership of the Chamber and City, we will have dry cleaning service again very soon. Watch for updates. More coming soon.

IT'S THE LAST FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY!!!! Members, invite a friend to Creekside today for FREE. Open until 8 p.m.

Richard Sciarra (left) is welcomed to Explore Harrison by Executive Director Matt Bell. Sciarra grew up in Los Angeles, California, but has spent the last 15 years in Arkansas and graduated from Omaha High School. He is very excited to be working at Explore Harrison.

Tomorrow, Feb. 28, is the last Friday members of Creekside can bring a member for Free! More than 150 guests have enjoyed the facility for free because of a very good friend!

Here is the latest amended agenda for tonight's City Council meeting at 6 p.m.

Great news for our area!

Here is the proposed agenda for the Feb. 27, 6 p.m. City Council meeting at City Hall, 118 W. Industrial Park Road.

Save the date for the "State of the City," with breakfast prepared by Neighbor's Mill and provided by Black Hills Energy and the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce. 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Come and hear the latest news on projects happening in Harrison.

Look who made the Harrison Daily Times. Thank you, Lee H. Dunlap! We appreciate all you do for the community.

Downtown Property Owners to meet The Historic Harrison Business Association has scheduled a meeting with all downtown property owners on Monday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Signature Bank Tower. HHBA President Mike Nabors said, “We would like to meet with property owners to inform them of our intentions to apply with Main Street Arkansas to be a Main Street Community. We are seeking their endorsement as part of the application process. There will be many free benefits and educational opportunities for property and business owners in Main Street Communities. For more information, contact Matt Bell at Explore Harrison at matt@exploreharrison.com or call 870-741-1789.

N. Lucille St. between W. Holt Ave. and Alma St. will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 25 through Friday, Feb. 28, from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day for a sewer main line replacement. Please be aware of the signage, flaggers, workers, and their equipment as you approach the work area.

LRS will be on their regular schedule this week. They are prepared to pick up two weeks' worth of trash and recycling on the Wednesday and Thursday routes. Thank you, LRS!

“I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone involved in the actions that helped get families in this winter out of the cold! In the past the Mayor and I have had our differences about his handling of this very vital issue in our community. It's great to see everyone finally compassionately addressing this in a very positive way. Lotsa wins all the way around and I've been a homeless advocate here for more years than you all really realize. I once had to live on the streets here. I made it back into subsidized housing and with support from this community, I made a better life for myself. It takes support from a loving and compassionate community and I've witnessed MANY positive changes in Harrison's atmosphere in recent years concerning diversity and inclusion of ALL our citizens. It was a much-needed change and I'm hopeful for many more advances in the future … also an " i told ya so " to Mr Jackson lol ... I TOLD you our community WANTED TO HELP and would rise to the occasion. Thank you for helping make that a reality. Sure, we still have many "negative Nellie's" but I'm proud of the progress. Understand, please that I've never been against anyone in Harrison except for those not willing to help our community THRIVE..(and not just the upper and middle class folks). Times are getting harder and empathy and compassion in short supply. Thanks for bringing some back, and I hope to see even more in future projects for our beautiful community. Sadly, I believe they will become even more necessary in the future. Thank you for your response to this and many other issues here.”

Your help is needed: Good morning Community Partner. I am working with North Arkansas College to host our first ever NJCAA Division II Region 2 basketball tournament in Harrison. This will feature 14 college men and women teams from Arkansas as well as surrounding states. We are extremely excited to host this event in our community, and our goal is to make it the best it can be. With that being said, we are hoping to have your support in assisting with volunteers. We have several opportunities available to assist. Please share the following link with your team members, family and friends. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me a call or shoot me an email. https://harrisoncvb.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=94654 Thank you for all you do for our community!

N. First St. between E. Ridge Ave. and E. Rush Ave. will be closed Monday, Feb. 24 from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for a sewer repair. Please be observant of the signage, flaggers, workers, and their equipment as you approach the work area.

Look at the new Fire Station progress in the Harrison Daily Times today.

Volunteers needed: I am working with North Arkansas College to host our first ever NJCAA Division II Region 2 basketball tournament in Harrison. This will feature 14 college men and women teams from Arkansas as well as surrounding states. We are extremely excited to host this event in our community, and our goal is to make it the best it can be. With that being said, we are hoping to have your support in assisting with volunteers. We have several opportunities available to assist. Please share the following link with your team members, family and friends. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me a call or shoot me an email. https://harrisoncvb.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=94654 Thank you for all you do for our community!