City of Harrison

If you are a frequent driver through the intersection of Hwy. 43 and Cottonwood Roads, you probably noticed something happened with a light on Friday, April 11. City Engineer ...

The Harrison City Council met Thursday, April 10, with Councilman Wayne Cone sitting in for Mayor Jackson. The council acknowledged the passing of Peggy Jackson, the Mayor’s wif...

Record number of guests expected this weekend April 12-13, 2025 Mayor Jerry Jackson said, “We’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. This is our opportunity t...

Joel Williams serves community Joel Williams has spent numerous years in the city government. Currently in his tenth year as a city councilman, he also spent 13 years as Cit...

Wayne Cone has served the City for 42 years in several capacities, from an Officer, Police Chief, and Coroner to 21 years as a council member for Ward 4, Position 2. As a Valle...

The year was 1972. Reed Petty had just been told the huge "programable calculator" the teacher brought into his high school math classroom could do many calculations but was not c...

Larry Phillips has a varied background and set of job skills. The most unique is his three-year acting career when he used his skills to play various characters in The Passion Pl...

Mitch Magness has been on the City Council for 11 years. He has also served the Harrison Public Schools as a board member for 11 years. “I’ve served neither of these offices to a...

The citizens of Harrison voted for Charlie Pierce to fill Ward 3 Position 1 for the City Council. Charlie is a Valley Springs 1996 graduate. Charlie is a funeral director at C...

Gwen Hoffmann was elected to the 2025 City Council and is excited about a new way to serve her community. “I felt like my previous community experience with the Chamber, the Ha...

Josh was born and raised in Harrison. “I’ve actually only lived in Harrison because I graduated from the University of Arkansas online, so I really have never lived anywhere else...

Starting about four years ago, Dr. Billy Ray Lewis would attend City Council meetings and encourage us not to financially support our local Chamber of Commerce. However, the Co...

The Rotary Club invited Wade Phillips, the City’s COO/City Engineer, to share information about ongoing projects and issues impacting planning and zoning. After a brief presentat...

The Advisory Committee for Harrison Parks and Recreation met on Tuesday, April 1, at City Hall for its monthly meeting. The committee asked for a financial report on Creekside...

Spring Clean up begins Monday, April 7.

The question has come up as to why the City of Harrison's storm sirens did not sound today during the severe weather in the area. The outdoor warning system is designed to warn...

Austin Mayer, the director of airline and airport affairs for Southern Airways Express, was the special guest at the Lions Club on Wednesday, April 2. Southern has two daily f...

Parks update Harrison Parks and Recreation Director Chuck Eddington presented his report to the City Advertising Tourist Promotion Commission (CATPC) on Thursday, March 27. ...

Arkansas Representative Ron McNair congratulated Joe DeVito for being inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. Looking on are CATPC Commissioner John Cathey and Thomas Hon...

Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame Arkansas State Representative Ron McNair presented Joe DeVito with a letter congratulating him on his induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of...