Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $78,226
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
313 S. Izard St., Suite 2, Forrest City 72336 · 870-261-1725
Budget: County Clerk $354,110 · County Clerk Aut. $16,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $218,431 · Circuit Clerk Automated Grant $35,172 · Act 291 Circuit Clerk Comm Fee $500
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $345,643 · Assessor's Adm. 79 $7,000 · Assessor's Cont. Ed $3,600
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $218,647 · Collector's Automation $67,100 · Fine Collector $48,806
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $161,475 · Treasurer's Automation $31,710
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: O & M of Jail $2.5 million · Sheriff $1.4 million · Jail $180,000 · Sheriff's Equipment Fund $5,000
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $62,603
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecutor Attorney $133,782
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $35,000
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 $1.1 million
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Transportation $6,500
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $2.6 million
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Service $70,100
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.
St. Francis County DHS office · 1200 East Broadway · Forrest City 72336-0899 · 870-633-1242 · 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.
Forrest City Revenue Office · 2308 North Washington · Forrest City 72335 · 870-633-2512
Hughes Revenue Office · 309 South Broadway · Hughes 72348-0185 · 870-339-3196
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.
St. Francis County Extension office · 313 S. Izard St., Suite 14 · Forrest City 72335 · (870) 261-1730 · 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.
Saint Francis County Health Unit - Forrest City · 413 N Division · Forrest City 72335 · 870-633-1340
Free job search help, resume and interview practice, job training, and computers you can use.
Arkansas Workforce Center at Forrest City · EACC Campus, 1700 New Castle Rd. · Forrest City 72235 · 870-633-2900
Source: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Arkansas Workforce Centers
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