Jackson County, Arkansas appropriated $13,694,394 for 2026, across 36 funds. The largest are General Fund ($4.9 million, 36%), Road Fund ($2.9 million, 21%), Jail Sales & Use Tax Operating Fund ($1.3 million, 10%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $3,231,475 in the 2026 budget (24% of the total): Sheriff Department $1.9 million, Jail Sales & Use Tax Operating Fund $1.3 million, Jail Revenue Fund $40,000, County Detention Facility Fund $19,200, Sheriff Training & Education Fund $3,600. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $2,889,749 in the 2026 budget (21% of the total): Road Fund $2.9 million. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Yes. Every total marked complete is checked against the sum of its parts, to the cent: 10 of 10 checks pass. Where the county's own pages disagree, the money trail keeps the printed number and says so. See every check.
For a $150,000 home in Newport · Newport #NS schools (52 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $960 a year (about $80 a month). Enter your own value to see where every dollar goes, by government and by what it pays for.
The next election is the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Oct 19 to Nov 2. Your election office is the Jackson County Clerk (870-523-7420). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 1422 Hwy 367N, Newport, 870-523-9828; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 112 Main, Newport, 870-523-3861; the health unit: 1505 N Pecan, Newport, 870-523-8968. Every county and state office in Jackson County.
The latest state audit (FY2024): the auditors reported findings. In their words: “The following deficiencies were noted during the review of the Circuit Clerk's office: • The Fee, Receipting, and Fidlar bank reconciliations were not always prepared in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 14-25-107. • The Receipting and Fidlar journals contained posting errors related to beginning cash balances,…” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From one public document: Jackson County 2026 budget, as filed with the state. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
1 open item, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Reconcile Road Fund. A gap means "not gathered yet," never "hidden." The docket.
Yes, free: the 2026 budget as CSV (opens in any spreadsheet) or as JSON. Each row has its fund-and-department path, amount, and source document and page. Please cite the original document; County Commons is a guide to it.
No. County Commons is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-built project with no affiliation with any government. Official sites: Jackson County. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.