Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $206,516
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
315 West Main, Room 2, Walnut Ridge · 870-886-1111
Budget: County Clerk $275,599 · County Clerk's Automation $10,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $179,588
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Tax Assessor $326,753 · Assessor's Amendment 79 $10,045
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector $211,954 · Collector's Automation $40,000
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $138,553 · Treasurer's Automation $31,500
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff $3 million · Jail Operation & Maintenance $361,350 · Jail Maintenance $98,973 · Jail Booking Fee $5,200
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $26,155
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney $101,094 · Prosecuting Attorney $40,515
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $33,300 · Public Defender (transfer) $25,000
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: E-911 $565,508 · E-911 (transfer) $75,000
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Services $21,881
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $2.3 million
The county library system.
Budget: Library $806,187
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $99,333
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.
Lawrence County DHS office · 400 Northwest 4th Street · Walnut Ridge 72476-0069 · 870-886-2408 · 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.
Imboden Revenue Office · 102 N Hendrix St · Imboden 72434 · 870-869-2218
Walnut Ridge Revenue Office · Courthouse, 315 W. Main St., Room 3 · Walnut Ridge 72476 · 870-886-2301
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.
Lawrence County Extension office · 1100 W Main St. · Walnut Ridge 72476 · (870) 886-3741 · 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.
Lawrence County Health Unit - Walnut Ridge · 1050 W Free St · Walnut Ridge 72476 · 870-886-3201
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