The City was recently contacted by an individual to see if a particular company had a Holiday Island business license. The company did not but apparently had a license at one time and they simply falsified the date on it to make it look current. The caller had paid a large sum of money to this individual and the work turned out to be shoddy and incomplete. I cannot identify the company since the City has not actually observed him doing work in Holiday Island. But here are a f

The City and the Suburban Improvement District will hold their third workshop to discuss transitioning services currently performed by HISID to the City this Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:00 A.M. in the Ballroom. In my State of the City address in January, I outlined in general terms the services being provided by the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) including road maintenance, fire protection, water and sewer utilities, and recreation facilities, will gradu

Key dates for the 2026 November election.

Periodically something circulates on social media that if not addressed, can be very harmful to the community. So, I try to set the record straight. In this case it’s rumors about our City Building Inspector being notified by the State Building Inspector that he can no longer do inspections. This is totally false and if the person who made a recent post on Nextdoor would have called the city office, he could have had his answer. But then again getting an answer may not have b

The Holiday Island City Council currently has an open position representing Ward 3.

I want to form an ad hoc group of Holiday Island residents interested in researching what it would take to establish a police department in Holiday Island. Note that this is NOT an announcement that we are going to establish a police department! There are definitely advantages to having a police department. But there are also advantages to staying with the sheriff department. Some small cities have no police department and no contract for a specific amount of patrolling fro

Letter to Residents of Holiday Island Dear Residents and Property Owners of Holiday Island, 2025 was a year focused primarily on developing a long-range plan for Holiday Island. Working closely with our partner, the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID), after having two productive work sessions attended by the City Council and the District Board of Commissioners, the groundwork was laid to start the transition of services currently provided by the District ove

The City offices of Holiday Island will be closed : Christmas Eve - December 24, 2025 Christmas Day - December 25, 2025 Following Day - December 26, 2025 New Years Day - January 1, 2026 Following Day - January 2, 2026

Office Administrator The City of Holiday Island is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Office Administrator to keep our operations running smoothly and support our growing team. Key Responsibilities: Maintain daily office hours as posted for the city office. Answer questions from the public relative to city operations or direct the individual to the proper city or HISID official. Establish and/or maintain electronic and hard copy files of City records. Prepare and publish

I want to be sure that everyone knows that the city has a job opening for a full-time Code Enforcement Officer. We are offering a competitive starting salary and a benefits package. This is a great opportunity for stable employment with flexible hours. If interested, contact the city office for a position description and an application, or you can download an application and see the position description HERE .

Be on the alert for scams involving the City of Holiday Island

Are negative social media posts affecting home sales in Holiday Island?

AUGUST 6, 2025 11:50am The "BEAVER BRIDGE" has been closed for an undetermined amount of time by the Arkansas DOT. For updates, go to:...

We had our second joint city council/HISID BOC workshop on Saturday July 12 th where we continued our discussions about transitioning...

I wanted to make sure that as many people as possible are aware of the joint City Council/HISID BOC workshop scheduled for this Saturday...