The average gasoline price in Arkansas has fallen 8.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.15 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 30.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 19.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 6.8 cents in the last week and stands at $4.41 per gallon. more

The Harrison Police Department is teaming up with the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the national “U Drive, U Text, U Pay” high-visibility enforcement effort. From Oct. 16 through Oct. 23, law enforcement will work together to enforce texting and distracted driving laws. more

On Thursday, Oct. 12, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a statement after the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a ruling the same day confirming that the Arkansas LEARNS Act was passed with a valid emergency clause. more

An anonymous caller reported a male subject carrying a knife left Shaker Beverage saying he was on a secret mission. Officers didn’t locate the subject after checking the area. more

A caller reported a woman wearing only socks and a hospital gown walked into Hudson’s Supermarket asking where she could get a free ride. An officer said the woman was gone when he arrived. more

A caller reported finding a bag containing a knife and a red substance at Minnie Harris Park. An officer said the bag did contain a knife and some old sausage links, but it was disposed of properly. more

LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sanders has authorized a crew of 10 wildland firefighters from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division to assist the State of Mississippi with their ongoing wildfire suppression efforts. Since Aug. 1, the Mississippi Forestry Commission has responded to over 760 fires that have burned over 14,163 acres. more

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A man on South Ash called to report his mother went to the house and took his WiFi router and left in a vehicle. An officer spoke to the mother, who said she was moving her belongings from the residence. She was a legal resident at the property, so the caller was advised to seek an eviction notice. more

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in mourning for the Israeli lives lost, in support of Israel in this war, and as an expression of Arkansas’ complete solidarity with the Israeli cause, has hereby directed that the flag of the United States and the state flag of Arkansas be flown at half-staff from sunrise on October 10, 2023 to sunset on October 13, 2023. more

A man on East Walters called to talk to an officer about someone stealing his medication. An officer spoke to the caller and told him he could file a formal complaint after he sobered up. He declined a formal complaint because there was a warrant out for his arrest. He was advised of his options at the time. He called back the following morning to talk to an officer again and said he would go to the HPD to file a formal complaint. About 6 p.m. that day, he called again saying he wanted to turn himself in on the BCSO warrant for probation violation and would be sitting at the intersection of East Washington and North 3rd Street. He also said he wanted to pursue the complaint regarding the stolen medication, but he refused to fill out the complaint form until a lawyer was present. An officer advised him of his options in case he changed his mind. more

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.24/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 21.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 14.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.0 cents in the last week and stands at $4.48 per gallon. more

The boil water order for Highway 7 South was lifted at 8:09 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9. The City of Harrison received word Monday morning from the Arkansas Department of Health. more

A caller reported a 19-year-old male subject was intoxicated in the Walmart parking lot. She said she pulled over to talk to him, then he got out of the vehicle with a gun. She said she left the area. An officer investigated and said the gun was never pointed at anyone. The suspect was taken home by a friend. more

The Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce Chair of the Board Jim Holland and Government Affairs Committee Chair Dr. Stewart Pratt announced that Boone County’s elected state senators and representatives will provide a legislative update to the community at an Oct. 19 Eggs & Issues breakfast event. more

If you are running as an Independent for a county office in the upcoming 2024 election cycle, the continued opportunity to circulate and file petitions will end May 1, 2024 at 12 p.m. more

There is a precautionary boil water notice in effect until further notice for the area of 4332 Highway 7 South and every Harrison Waterworks customer south of it. This does not affect customers of Krooked Kreek Water Association. more

An NARMC employee reported a female subject left the emergency room with an IV still in her arm. An officer made contact with the subject, but she said there was no IV in her arm. more

FEMA, in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), conducted a national test of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The test message was sent nationwide via WEA to cellular phones and over EAS to radio and television stations, beginning at approximately 1:20 p.m. CST. more

Candidates wanting to participate in the 2024 Primary Election in Boone County have important dates to mark on their calendars. Boone County election officials announced that candidate filing for the upcoming election will commence on November 6, 2023 at noon and conclude on Nov. 14 at noon. more