Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $86,021
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
192 East Main Street, Batesville 72501 · 870-793-8828
Budget: County Clerk $299,420 · County Clerk Cost Fund $8,500
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $335,018
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Tax Assessor $757,025 · Assessor's Reappraisal $382,387 · Assessor's Amd. 79 Fund $62,900
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector $482,440 · Tax Collector's Automation Fund $144,100
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer $201,496 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $58,522
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Sheriff $2.3 million · Juvenile Detention Fund $2 million · County Jail $1.8 million · Jail Fine Fund $265,400 · and 4 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $43,463
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney Victim Assistance Program Fund $156,736 · Prosecuting Attorney 16th Judicial $143,136 · Prosecuting Attorney Independence County $86,302
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Fund $31,660
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: OEM Complex Construction Fund $541,657 · OEM $125,072 · Communications Facility and Equipment Fund $81,700 · Donation Fund-911 $4,100
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service $45,435
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $9.9 million
The county library system.
Budget: Library Mill Tax Fund $1 million
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: County Extension Service $65,400
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.
Independence County DHS office · 100 Weaver Avenue · Batesville 72501-7393 · 870-698-1876 · 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.
Batesville Revenue Office · 1207 East Main · Batesville 72501 · 870-793-7441
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.
Independence County Extension office · 1770 Myers Street · Batesville 72501 · (870) 793-8840 · 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.
Independence County Health Unit - Batesville · 120 Weaver Ave · Batesville 72501 · (870) 793-8847
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