The library will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day! more

Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. more

The Harrison Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Middle School Chapter competed at the FCCLA State Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas April 9-11. more

The Boone/Newton County Retired Teachers and Support Staff Association met Tuesday, May 7, at Western Sizzlin' in Harrison. The meeting was called to order by President Lisa Bailey. Beverly Bear led the Invocation, and Wilma Finney led the Pledge of Allegiance. more

Greetings from rainy, rainy Capps. I'm writing this on Wednesday morning and it's flat out coming down! Thankfully, I got a majority of my hay cut, baled and picked up by Tuesday afternoon because it rained hard for about 15 minutes around 5:30 pm. Kudos to David at the Bear Creek Machine Shop for getting my sickle bar fixed quickly. more

The Boone County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will host a special spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Friday, June 7 at 5 p.m. at the Center, located at 1516 Rock Springs Road in Harrison. A gospel singing group will perform during the fundraiser. more

On Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m., The Boone County War Memorial Association will meet at the Historic Downtown Harrison Bandstand for their Memorial Day ceremony. Representatives from the Harrison VFW Post 2881, The American Legion Post 44 and the DAV Chapter 6 will present during the wreath ceremony. Honored guest speaker & veteran, Lionel Cantu, will also be present. Special performances by vocalist Shelly Watson, Caven Clark, and the 1st Baptist Church Choir will be given.  The War Memorial Association express gratitude for the help of Boy Scout Troop 60, Sandra Hilliard with the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Ozark Arts Council, Tempo Sound, the Boone County Quorum Court, the EMS Color Guard and Camp Jack. more

The 32nd annual Crawdad Days festival was held on the third weekend in May. Activities included a carnival, pageant, crawdad eating contest, shopping, lots of food and more... more

At 94 years old, Harrison’s William Joseph “Shorty” Ozier is still an active member of the community. Ozier was born at Wilson Springs — a place named so after his grandpa. While he did make a move to Tulsa for some time while working for R.J. Reynolds, Ozier returned to Harrison after retiring. more

The Bolin reunion will be held on Saturday, May 25, at the Mt. Judea School cafeteria. Doors will open at 11 a.m. Attendees are invited to bring their favorite covered dish. Fellowship and music will be featured. For more information contact Jerry Marshall at (870) 434-5387. more

CAMP ORR — The Boy Scouts of America changed its name last February to Scouting America. This change reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcoming every youth in America to experience the benefits of Scouting. The name change coincided with the organization's 115th birthday, Feb. 8. Other changes have also been announced, locally. Last November, the Quapaw Area Council and Westark Area Council merged to form The Natural State Council. Camp Orr, located within the boundaries of the Buffalo National River in Newton County is under the administration of the new council. more

For two hours this morning, Redeeming the Thyme Farmstand and Gifts here in Lead Hill, at Hwy 7 and 14, will have Lucas Madison (owner of Big Bob's Bait and Tackle) giving us his favorite tips for fishing the lake! He's fished and Won many tournaments and knows a thing or two about catching the big one. Be here at 10 am with a lawn chair, you're best bud, and a little spending money and make some fishing dreams come true! more

May Meeting more

We have had several days with rain showers here in Batavia. The grass is growing like weeds and the trees are a beautiful green color. The weather is that just right temperature. But according to the weather forecast for the next several days it is going to get hot and I will be singing a different tune. I guess we can't have it our way all of the time. more

Wow, did I ever get caught out on the rain today on taco Tuesday. I went to town and done some honey do errands. Went to Jamies Restaurant and tried the small open face roast beef and it was good and it was pouring down rain. I just got upset when I met a car with no lights on and it rain so hard that you couldn’t see it. When you got your wiper blades on be kind and turn your lights on. more

Greetings from Capps. I'm going to pretend like nothing happened the week before last since I missed my deadline but it was a crazy week with finals at school, etc so now with things settled down I'm back on track. more

Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. more

On Friday, the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce released a statement announcing the departure of Wilson Marseille from the role of chamber president and CEO.  more

Emma Melby is 28-year-old visual artist who recently relocated to Eureka Springs. "It's such a vibrant little town," she shared, "I’m surrounded by the arts." Melby made the move to Eureka from Des Moines with her senior cats, Luna and Apollo, last winter. "Everything was so beautiful when it was snowing late last year, and I enjoyed just staying home - cooking up cozy foods," said Melby. more

Lottie Mari Boyd more