The 2025-2026 class of Boone County Leadership Institute visited City Hall today. They heard from Executive Assistant to the Mayor, Christeen Waters; Division Chief CRR Jeremy Sansing; Division Chief-Operations, Thanh Ketchum; Fire Chief Marc Lowery, Police Chief Chris Graddy, and Mayor Jerry Jackson. They toured the facility and gained insight into police and fire operations that protect not only city residents but also residents in rural communities and neighboring counties, as needed.

Early Voting begins one week from today, Feb. 17, at the Election Center.

Green for Life has purchased the LRS company. Services and schedules will remain the same as with LRS for now. The look of the trucks and uniforms will be changing.

Phase Two of Goblin Drive continues without disrupting traffic flow.

Progress!!!
Improvements to the intersection of Hester and Hwy 65 will get underway on February 17. To facilitate the changes, portions of Harness St. between Hwy 65 and Bunker Rd. will be closed; please see the detour map.

While this poses a temporary inconvenience to the traveling public, we are excited to see this project moving forward. When completed, Harness St. will be realigned to the new traffic signal, eliminating the need for the traveling public to enter a private parking lot.

The Harrison City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in council chambers at City Hall, 118 Industrial Park Road. Follow the link below for a preview of the meeting.

https://www.harrisonar.gov/documents/city-council-proceedings-and-archives/city-council-meeting-previews-2026/february-12%2C-2026%2C-preview/25115846

Early voting begins Feb. 17. See the City's Event Calendar for the various times the Election Center will be open.

Councilman Reed Petty and COO/City Engineer Wade Phillips were guests on the Ann and Dan "Around the Table" program today to discuss the vote on March 3. to allow the sunset provision to expire and not be renewed.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Park Ave between Normandy and Magnolia will be closed this afternoon for a sewer tap repair beginning at 4:00 pm until the work is completed.

Early voting begins Feb. 17. Election Day is March 3. If you have any questions, call or email a director or speak to the Mayor's Office. Contact info is located on the City's website. HarrisonAR.gov

If you can't get to City Hall today, you can still check and see if you have unclaimed money or property. Here's the information you can use at any time.

If someone would like more information on the ordinances regarding the sales tax sunset request, Ordinances 1541-1544 are available at this link.

https://www.harrisonar.gov/documents/city-council-proceedings-and-archives/harrison-city-council-archives/city-council-proceedings-2025/november-20%2C-2025/22169500

Ann and Dan on the "Around the Table" radio program this morning, mentioned the ballot that City residents will vote on. This is not a sales tax increase, just asking to remove the sunset clause. Here is a copy of the ballot they mentioned so voters can be ready for the wording. Early voting is Feb. 17. Election Day is March 3.

The Arkansas Treasure Hunt will be at City Hall, in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to help residents find money or unclaimed property that could be theirs. Here is the link to search names to see if there is anything for you to claim: https://www.claimitar.gov/

LRS has an update to share about solid waste pick up this week:

This is an important message from LRS/GFL, the City’s solid waste service provider.

Due to recent weather, solid waste services were impacted last week. For the week of February 2, LRS/GFL will collect additional waste accumulated from the prior week for affected customers.

To ensure service:

Place all carts and any extra bagged trash or recycling at the curb by 6 a.m. on your scheduled pickup day, or the night before.

Please ensure containers are not blocked by snow.

Extra bags should be placed next to your cart.

Because of the increased volume expected at the curb, collection times may vary, and routes may be adjusted throughout the week. Residents may experience delays or changes from their usual pickup time.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as crews work through the increased volume. (File photo)

Did you know you can easily get a message to the City? Have a pothole or street light out in your neighborhood? Let the right people know who can do something about it.

Thanks to the crews who worked 24/7 to clear highways and streets for our community. Here are a few shots from City Hall.

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE) staff members, Kyle Evatt (left) and Sherri Hinrichs, present a 911 flag to the Harrison Fire Department. Fire Chief Marc Lowery and Battalion Chief Jake Waldon accepted the gift with pride. The framed presentation has the names of each individual who died on 911 in letters that make up the red stripes of the flag.

The Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt mobile office will be in Harrison on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. See if you are owed money by following the link: https://www.claimitar.gov/

If you have any questions, please call or email one of the directors.