City of Harrison

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...

On Wednesday, March 19, the Lions Club Foundation presented Share & Care Executive Director Holly Carson with a $25,000 check. The Share & Care Board of Directors is raising $...

CodeRED is a new service the City of Harrison has purchased to provide residents with an additional warning of severe weather conditions in our area. The tornado sirens should sti...

During the City Council’s meeting on Thursday, March 13, Bob Dodson was presented with a plaque recognizing his time of service on the Planning Commission. “We have a Planning ...

The City Council approved a retirement at its Thursday, March 13, meeting. But this retiree is different from other city staff members. Bady is a six-year-old Belgian Malinois. ...

Creekside Music Venue is a step closer to reality. On Thursday night, March 13, the City Council approved Resolution No.1322 to construct a concrete stage. L.E. Davis Construct...

The Boone County Heritage Museum has some excellent updates the community will be proud to share. A state-of-the-art multimedia facility makes history available to anyone of any...