Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $281,239
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
301 West Main, Heber Springs 72543 · 501-362-4620
Budget: County Clerk $371,153 · County Clerk's Cost $6,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $507,981 · Circuit Clerk's Commissioner's Fee $1,000
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $799,022 · Assessor's Amendment No. 79 $58,600 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $4,350
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector $403,605 · Collector's Automation $139,035
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $189,189 · County Treasurer's Automation $33,750
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff $2.6 million · Jail Maintenance Sales Tax $827,018 · Jail $824,392 · County Detention Facility $77,000
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $36,389
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney $37,522 · Prosecuting Attorney $37,064
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $25,873 · Indigent/Public Defender $12,510
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 $803,496 · OEM $188,051 · Communication Facility and Equipment $57,600
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service $79,846 · Disabled Veteran (GIA) $1,000
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road $6.1 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library $814,228 · Law Library $17,300
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $43,200
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.
Cleburne County DHS office · 1521 West Main · Heber Springs 72543-1140 · 501-362-3298 · 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.
Heber Springs Revenue Office · 113 West Clinton · Heber Springs 72543-3816 · 501-362-2469
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.
Cleburne County Extension office · 2319 Hwy 110 West, Suite D · Heber Springs 72543 · (501) 362-2524 · 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.
Cleburne County Health Unit - Heber Springs · 2319 Hwy 110 W, Suite C (Judge Claude Dill Office Complex) · Heber Springs 72543 · 501-362-7581
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