We need to be thankful for the rain because it gives us beautiful flowers and helps our farmers! Thank you, Master Gardeners and Explore Harrison, for your investment in our beautiful downtown.
Some of the swim team are is warming up before Saturday's swim meet. Come by Creekside Aquatics and watch the competition. No gate fee. Come watch! 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday afternoon fun at Creekside. Three-month summer memberships are on sale! Stop by and see everything your family can enjoy!
Utility work continues on the Goblin Drive project. Entergy and Waylon Wright from Black Hills Energy have been working this week to move lines to widen the street and add sidewalks.
The public is invited to a swim meet at Creekside on Saturday, June 7. The events begin at 9 a.m. and are free to the public. There is a viewing area in the Aquatics Center and the Arvest Bank room. Come see a swim meet in action and, of course, cheer on the Harrison swimmers!
A little more basketball! Students and parents were very excited for the Razorbacks to be in Harrison!
Razorback Coach John Calipari hosted a Basketball Camp at Goblin Arena. Almost 90 kids signed up to work with Razorback players.
Save the dates, 5 p.m. June 13 and 7:30 a.m. June 14, for this special American Legion presentation of the Flag and observation of Flag Day.
Harrison is listed as one of the eight best towns for retirees. YEA!!!
https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/8-best-towns-in-arkansas-for-retirees.html
It's World Bicycle Day! Go for a bike ride. Have you used the bike trail adjacent to Crooked Creek and soccer fields?
Make plans to learn more about poison hemlock at this event sponsored by the Boone County Conservation District.
Nationally known public speaker, Paul Butler, is speaking at the Leadership Summit for law enforcement and emergency personnel at Creekside Community Center.
Everyone is invited to the Ribbon-Cutting for the new outdoor Pickleball Courts on Tuesday, June 3, at 1:30 p.m.
The Water Department will be closed today (Friday, May 30) for employee training from 11:30-1 :30 p.m. Thank you for your kind understanding!
There's still time to get an excellent deal on a three-month family membership at Creekside Community Center.
Planning Commission hears about new terminal
The director of Boone County Regional Airport, Judy McCutcheon, and Engineer Greg Thomas from Garver Engineering met with the Planning Commission about the proposed new $7 million terminal.
The commission's chair, Pat Brown, said, “With the new law recently passed, city planning commissions have no say over county buildings, but we appreciate the airport still wanting to keep us in the loop.”
McCutcheon said, “We want to build this building right, and if you have any suggestions or see problems, we want to know about them.”
Brown asked about security.
“We do have an area that can be sectioned off for TSA if needed in the future. But as long as we only have nine-passenger planes, we don’t have to send passengers through TSA.” she said.
“We are restricted to only 18 round-trips each week, because we are subsidized,” McCutcheon.
Brown asked if the discussion in Washington about eliminating the EAS (Essential Air Service) would affect the airport.
She admitted it would destroy the airport. We would only have the FBO (Fixed Base Operator) and the Rental Car business. But even those two businesses would be affected if we didn’t have an airline to purchase fuel and bring people in.”
She asked people to speak to their representatives about this issue. “But from what I'm hearing, they want to support the president.”
“But there are two statements about EAS in the news that are both false. The first one is that planes are flying only half full. That’s not true. And the second is that EAS is funded by taxpayers. That is definitely false. EAS is funded by international flights in US Airspace. There are no tax dollars involved at all.
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Fire Department opens Station Two
The Harrison Fire Department is excited about moving into the new downtown station. Two firefighters were on duty in the building on Wednesday night, May 28.
Fire Station 3 brought over one of their trucks to test out the space and help move equipment into the building. Chief Marc Lowery said, “No worries. We’ll get Station 2’s truck in here soon.”
Lowery said they would keep Engine 2 and Rescue 2 at the new location because the station is closer to the Buffalo River than others. Rescue 2 is frequently used in high-angle water rescues and for stranded or injured hikers.
The new station can accommodate four firefighters at a time, with three lockers in each room for the department's three shifts.
“We only plan to have a two-man station here right now, but wanted to leave room to grow,” Lowery said. “It all depends upon the need on this side of town.”
The overall site turned out very well. Some had doubts about a station fitting on a piece of land next to Creekside.
“Some also had concerns about pulling a fire truck out of the station and turning onto Pine Street,” Lowery said. “But we tried it and it works just fine.”
There’s even room for the shift guys to park their vehicles.
“I like the glass doors, too. They look so nice. At night, it will be all lit up. Eventually, we will have our sign up. But that was the first thing to be cut out of the budget when needed,” he said.
Bridge Construction after a very wet Memorial Day weekend. Central and Main construction.
Here are some bridge construction photos taken on Friday, May 24.
