Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $81,361
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
Mailing: P.O. Box 307, Ash Flat 72513 · 870-994-7361
Budget: County Clerk $269,422 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $3,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk Commission Fee Fund $4,000
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: County Assessor $307,731 · Assessor Property Tax Relief Amendment #79 Fund $11,500 · Assessor Fees Fund $2,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: County Collector $289,587 · Collector Automation Fund $70,399
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer $173,843 · Treasurer Automation Fund $25,500
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff & Jail $1.4 million · 1/4 Cent Jail Facility Fund Sales Tax $1 million · Jail Maintenance & Operating Fund $100,850 · Sheriff's Restitution/Assessment Fund $16,000 · and 4 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $46,400
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney $70,281 · Prosecuting Attorney $36,550
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender (Ben) $12,000 · Public Defender (Amy) $12,000 · Public Defender (Holly) $12,000 · Public Defender (Justin) $12,000 · and 1 more
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911/Central Dispatch Fund $523,696 · Office of Emergency Management $29,026
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service Office $31,200
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $3.3 million · County Road Investments Fund $500,000
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $304,217
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $39,980
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.
Sharp County DHS office · 1467 Highway 62/412 Suite B · Cherokee Village 72513-0159 · 870-856-1053 · 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.
Ash Flat Revenue Office · 718 Ash Flat Drive, Building 100, Room 4, Wing C · Ash Flat 72513 · 870-994-7357
Cave City Revenue Office · 201 S Main St · Cave City 72521 · 870-283-5849
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.
Sharp County Extension office · 718 Ash Flat Drive · Ash Flat 72513 · (870) 994-7363 · 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.
Sharp County Health Unit - Ash Flat · 724 Ash Flat Dr · Ash Flat 72513 · 870-994-7364
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