Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge's Office $93,580
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
208 Main Street, Newport 72112 · 870-523-7420
Budget: County Clerk's Office $388,148 · County Clerks Cost Fund $25,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk's Office $236,828 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner Fee Fund $1,500
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor's Office $375,546
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collectors Office $344,006 · Collector Automation Fund $131,100
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer's Office $233,812 · Treasurer's Commissary Fund $75,000 · Treasurers Automation Fund $49,960
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: 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 · and 1 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $20,268
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $250,172
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Fund $24,000 · Public Defender $16,000
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911 Fund $48,000
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service Fund $29,842
County roads and bridges.
Budget: Road Fund $2.9 million
The county library system.
Budget: Library Tax Account $300,000 · Library Payroll Fund $195,000
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Jackson County Extension Service $65,000
Amounts add up the 2026 budget lines whose names match each office. An office can also be paid from lines named differently, so treat these as a floor — open each line to see its source page, or walk the whole money trail.
Apply for or get help with SNAP food benefits, Medicaid, ARKids, TEA cash help, and child care help.
Jackson County DHS office · 1422 Hwy 367N · Newport 72112-0658 · 870-523-9828 · office page
Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services, County Offices Map
Get vehicle tags, titles, and registration, and get or renew a driver's license or state ID.
Newport Revenue Office · 112 Main · Newport 72112-3232 · 870-523-3861
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office Locations (Revenue Office)
Free help from the U of A Cooperative Extension Service with farming, gardening, soil tests, 4-H, food safety, and family money skills.
Jackson County Extension office · 649 Jackson 917 · Newport 72112 · (870) 523-7450 · office page
Source: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, County Offices
Shots, WIC, family planning, birth and death certificates, TB and STD testing, and septic and well-water permits.
Jackson County Health Unit - Newport · 1505 N Pecan · Newport 72112 · 870-523-8968
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