Quality Inn & Suites^® Searcy hotel puts you only 2 miles away from Harding University and close to several 18-hole golf courses. It’s also home to Arkansas State University-Searcy. Incorporated in 1851, Searcy’s first attractions were local springs rumored to have therapeutic properties, much like those of White Sulphur Springs. The major streets in Searcy are named after streets in downtown old Philadelphia. Just west of Searcy, check out the Smyrna Methodist Church, the oldest known church building still standing in the state.