Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge's Office $55,260
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
Mailing: P. O. Box 368, Rison 71665 · 870-325-6902
Budget: County Clerk's Office $231,500 · County Clerk Operating Fund $600
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk's Office $26,639 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner's Fee Fund $400
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor's Office $185,490 · Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund $10,000 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $1,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector's Office $144,145 · Collector's Automation Fund $29,417
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer's Office $115,733 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $9,125
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff's Office $815,661 · Jail $351,197 · Sheriff's Equipment Fund $141,000 · Jail Operation and Maintenance Fund $54,000 · and 1 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: County Coroner $17,175
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $17,000
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911 Public Safety Fund $177,713 · O.E.M. (Office of Emergency Management) $30,326
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Office $23,665
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Department Fund $2.3 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $134,881
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $38,635
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.
Cleveland County DHS office · 201 5th Street · Rison 71665-0465 · 870-325-6218 · 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.
Rison Revenue Office · 120 Sycamore · Rison 71665-0292 · 870-325-6471
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.
Cleveland County Extension office · 501 E. Magnolia · Rison 71665 · (870) 325-6321 · 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.
Cleveland County Health Unit - Rison · 409 E Magnolia · Rison 71665 · 870-325-6311
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