Bryan Marshall, Harrison’s street superintendent, said a mechanical problem has slowed progress clearing leaves from yards, but work continues. more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth and final in a series of stories about the state Legislative delegation visiting with Harrison area elected officials and business leaders. more

Harrison city officials say they have received five applications from residents who want to take the Ward 3 Position 1 seat on the Harrison City Council. more

Thirty influenza-related deaths have been reported in the state so far this flu season, including one pediatric death. That’s up 11 from the previous Arkansas Department of Health weekly flu report and equal to the number reported in all of the 2021-22 flu season. more

PONCA — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a beginner squirrel hunting class at the Ponca Nature Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of stories about the state Legislative delegation visiting with Harrison area elected officials and business leaders. more

Harrison School District officials are trying to raise money to take some kids shopping, but they need some help. more

Writing surface manufacturer Claridge Products and Equipment celebrated its 75th anniversary on Nov. 29, with a celebration at its primary manufacturing facility. The company employs more than 300 at its Harrison location and more than 550 nationwide. more

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FORT SMITH – A Berryville man was sentenced Tuesday to 75 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes said in a statement. more

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of stories about the state Legislative delegation visiting with Harrison area elected officials and business leaders. more

The Department of Defense on Tuesday released its annual report on the "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China," commonly known as the China Military Power Report (CMPR). This Congressionally-mandated report serves as an authoritative assessment of the Defense Department's pacing challenge and charts the current course of the PRC's military and security strategy. more

Please don't give up. Even if they say no it's not really no. It's just no right now. more

The Harrison Board of Education voted Tuesday night to expel two students for violating district policies on drugs and alcohol. more

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LITTLE ROCK — On Nov. 21, Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, industry partners, and agriculture leaders in declaring November 20-26 as Arkansas Turkey Week. The Arkansas Turkey Week proclamation highlights the state’s turkey industry and its value to Arkansas’s economy and agriculture industry. more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of stories about the state Legislative delegation visiting with Harrison area elected officials and business leaders. more

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center's Med Urgent Care in Bellefonte is on schedule to open mid-December. That announcement came last week by Josh Bright, vice president of operations, during the hospital board of directors monthly meeting. more