Election Day is March 3. Early voting begins Feb. 17. Here's information from Fire Chief Marc Lowery about how the sales tax funds the fire department's services.

Please email info@harrisonar.gov to let us know how many to plan for. This is a free event for our community. Thanks!

News from the Northwest Arkansas District Fair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Northwest Arkansas District Fair announces new partnership with Miller Spectacular Shows, a renowned carnival company out of Greenbrier, Arkansas. Allison Black, NWADF manager said, “We are very excited to partner with Freddy Miller and his family to bring a new carnival to Harrison. Miller Spectacular Shows is known nationwide for providing high quality, family friendly attractions, and we can not wait for them to bring their show
to Harrison.”
Freddy Miller, fourth-generation owner of Miller Spectacular Shows, said, “We have a small city that we move from place to place. It’s like nothing you’ve seen before in Harrison.” Miller’s fleet includes an impressive 50+ carnival rides. He says you will never see the same show twice. Rides are constantly rotated year to year, event to event. Miller says he and his sons will be expanding the number of rides that will be seen this year, especially in the fall during the fair.
With this new partnership comes changes to the calendar. Black said, “We will have date changes for Crawdad Days and the annual District Fair; however, we think this will be the best thing for those involved.” Historically, the District Fair has been held on the third whole week of September. For 2026, the District Fair will be held from October 4-10, with the carnival beginning operations on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Does a new carnival mean higher prices? “No,” Black said, “I think you will be pleasantly surprised at what the Miller Family has in store for us this year and in the future.”

PUBLIC NOTICE:
Boone County Judge, Robert Hathaway, has declared a burn ban for all of Boone County.
"After speaking with my Fire Coordinator, Office of Emergency Management, and the Forestry Commission, I have issued a BURN BAN as of today, January 15, 2026, for all of Boone County." - Robert Hathaway, Boone County Judge
Public notification is underway at this time. Please help us spread the word.

NO OUTSIDE BURNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

Everyone is invited!

Did you know the City of Harrison is having a big birthday this year? Stay tuned for some fun activities to celebrate our heritage and history!

ATTENTION VETERANS! 📢
Need to stock the fridge? Our next Pop-Up Pantry is happening soon:
📅 Monday, Jan 12 ⏰ 10 AM – 12 PM 📍 Camp Jack, 411 S. Pine St., Harrison AR
Reminder: This service is available to veterans registered with Camp Jack. See you there!
To learn more about the Camp Jack food pantry, please visit https://www.campjack.org/

How does the sales tax benefit the Police Department and our community? The March 3 election is to maintain the sales tax at its current level; this is not an increase. Eliminating the sunset provision provides departments with stability, as they know the revenue is available for planning and preparing for the future.

Here's a copy of the March 3 ballot. There are two city ordinances that citizens need to be aware of.

City Offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Rob McCorkindale made a phone call to a current Main Street Harrison board member and told him there was still money in the former Main Street account from years ago. Are you interested? Of course, the board member said. Several of the Main Street Board members gathered at the Town House Cafe and accepted a generous check of $11,888. Thank you to the former Main Street organization for paving the way for the current one. With the community's assistance, this effort will continue the legacy of the original Main Street and help downtown and the community thrive.

Thank you, Harrison Daily Times, for covering the Public Hearing last week.

Harrison’s Mayor Jerry Jackson (left) and Boone County Judge Robert Hathaway, along with their assistants, Christeen Waters and Ivy Day, met with Alex Smith from the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership. The city and the county have partnered for an individualized joint training session for city and county officials on strategies to abate the Arkansas opioid epidemic.

Mayor Jerry Jackson has asked the public to submit their ideas for the "Hole in the Square" to info@harrisonar.gov as soon as possible.

Mayor Jerry Jackson and Chief of Police Chris Graddy were invited to speak to the Harrison District Board of Realtors on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Western Sizzlin’ about the sunset provision on the two ordinances that govern the general fund quarter-percent sales tax and the half-percent sales tax for infrastructure. Voters have continued to renew these taxes every eight years. To continue planning for growth and to provide services to the community, the City Council voted unanimously to ask voters to remove the provision that requires a vote every eight years. Jackson and Graddy stressed, “This is not a tax increase.”

Early voting begins Feb. 17 and election day is March 3.

Here are more facts about the March 3 election from our elected City Clerk James White.

Good news we can share!!! Dollar General has completed negotiations with the building owners and will soon return to Downtown Harrison. Thank you to all involved in making this possible!

Save the date!

Here's a draft of the March 3 election ballot.