At the Harrison City Council meeting on Thursday, Aug. 28, CFO Luke Feighert updated the council on sales tax and Provalus. “The good news is that we are still in the top ten in...

Little Rock - Five Arkansas cities have joined Main Street Arkansas, a statewide downtown revitalization network. Communities are chosen to join Main Street Arkansas through a c...

Vintage motorcycles are roaming the streets of the Ozarks this week — motorcycle enthusiasts from California, Colorado, New York, and one from Italy. This week's “Ride” is cal...

The Arkansas State Hot Air Balloon Festival will host 31 hot air balloon pilots the weekend of Sept. 13-14. A detailed schedule of events is posted on Facebook at Explore Harriso...

The Historic Harrison Business Association (HHBA) met Monday, Aug. 18, in the Signature Bank Community Room and learned of the momentum happening with downtown Harrison. HHBA Tr...

The City Council met on Thursday, Aug. 14, and under Council member comments, Councilwoman Gwen Hoffmann said, “I am so proud to be a part of this community. The great things hap...

Last week, at the ribbon-cutting for Camp Jack, I had the pleasure of spending time with Congressman Steve Womack. He was our congressman from 2011 to 2022 and did much for Harri...

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...

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...