Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $67,850
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
500 North Third Street, Augusta 72006 · 870-347-2871
Budget: County Clerk $210,591 · County Clerk's Automation Fund $4,425
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $183,366 · Circuit Clerk's Commission Fund $500 · Child Support Circuit Clerk $200
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Tax Assessor $234,538 · Assessor's Automation Fund $900 · Assessor Late Assessment Fee $500
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $177,003 · Collector's Automation Fund $69,028
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $129,804 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $20,475
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Jail Operations $843,675 · Sheriff $722,157 · Sheriff's Automation Fund $945
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $17,506
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $53,297
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $16,247 · Public Defender Act 1193 $400
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911 $292,067 · Office of Emergency Management $34,672 · Emergency Management Fund-West Nile $1,317
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Services $15,774
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $2.1 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Law Library $4,800
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Agricultural Agency Extension Office $33,520
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.
Woodruff County DHS office · 1200 Highway 33 North · Augusta 72006-0493 · 870-347-2537 · 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.
Augusta Revenue Office · 502 North 3rd, Room B · Augusta 72006 · 870-347-2213
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.
Woodruff County Extension office · 502 N. 3rd St., County Services Bldg. · Augusta 72006 · (870) 347-2556 · 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.
Woodruff County Health Unit - Augusta · 623 N 9th St · Augusta 72006 · 870-347- 5061
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