City of Harrison

The Harrison City Council met on Thursday, Aug. 14, to make two appointments and hear an update about Main Street. Convention, Visitor’s Bureau executive director Matt Bell reco...

🎉 FREE Concert - Get ready to party like it’s the 1980s! 🎶 The M80s – your favorite 80s party cover band – are coming to the Creekside Amp on Saturday, October 4 at 6 PM! ✨ Gate...

Charlie Jones has worked for the Department of Public Works for over 18 years. He is the operations manager and has 23 staff members. His favorite part of the job is the employee...

The Parks and Recreation Commission met Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Administration Conference Room at City Hall. Executive Director Chuck Eddington explained. “I’ve had some request...

The Historic District Commission met on Monday, Aug. 4. Chairman Pat Brown mentioned the Destination Downtown Conference, which will be held Sept. 10-12 in Eldorado, and invited ...

The city has received the Main Street Designation in conjunction with the work of the Historic Harrison Business Association and the Downtown Strategies Committee. On Monday, A...

Camp Jack hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 13, with the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce, veterans, dignitaries from the city and state, and U.S. Congress...

Jeff Nielsen, president/CEO of the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce, was the featured speaker at Rotary on Thursday, Aug. 7. Nielsen shared the story about the company ProV...

The Special City Council meeting held on Monday, Aug. 4, resulted in two unanimously passed resolutions allowing the mayor to proceed with negotiations on the ProValus contract an...

Six years ago, several department heads approached me with the idea of creating a community/aquatic center. I knew that passing a tax for it would be challenging. Still, after vi...

City of Harrison Alcoholic Beverage Control Board July 31, 2025 Mayor Jerry Jackson – Present (left for another meeting at 1:50 p.m.) Police Chief Chris Graddy – Present (by p...

In July, the Mayor wrote a column about the grants and funds available in our community for home updates for income-qualified individuals, especially senior citizens. Deborah El...

The Alcohol Beverage Control Board met Monday, July 28, 2025, and approved the alcohol licenses for the following businesses: Harrison Liquor Sweet Honey Roma Casey’s No. 337...

The City Advertising Tourist Promotion Commission (CATPC) met on Thursday, July 24, to hear updates on several projects for the community. Many commissioners could not attend th...

The Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce and the City of Harrison have been working with a company that would like to open a site in Harrison. Mayor Jerry Jackson said, “After ...

Mayor Jerry Jackson sent his June column to the Municipal League to see if other leaders had the same situation. The response was overwhelming around the state. City and Town Ma...

Big News, Harrison! Since becoming mayor, one of my top priorities has been to recruit a TJ Maxx for our community, and today, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news. In 2...

The bright spot in the Thursday, June 10, City Council meeting was honoring First Responders, an Air Evac team, NARMC EMS Paramedics, and two Boone County Deputies. Justin Allen,...

As we’ve seen on the news, a disaster happened in the South Texas Hill Country. The questions have been asked where the warnings were and who is to blame. This is a devastating ...

Truth. That’s what we should desire when we read a news story. With social media and AI, it’s hard to know what’s real or not. The City of Harrison began working with a new comp...