Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $665,000 · County Judge $411,428
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
315 North Spruce, Searcy 72143 · 501-279-6204
Budget: County Clerk $843,973 · County Clerk's Automated Fund $79,500 · County Clerk $14,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $460,820 · Circuit Clerk $17,000 · Circuit Clerk Commissioners Fee Fund $5,000
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Tax Assessor $1.7 million · Assessor Automation Fund (Amendment 79) $71,455 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $9,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector $813,503 · Tax Collector's Automated Fund $209,260
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer $294,280 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $40,500
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff's Department $6.2 million · Detention Center $4.7 million · Sheriff's Communication, Facility & Equipment Fund $410,000 · Sheriff's Department $103,000 · and 3 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $177,839 · Coroner's Office $27,000
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $326,346 · Prosecutor Victim/Witness Fund $156,052 · Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Prosecuting Attorney Fund $62,975 · Prosecuting Attorney $9,500
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Fund $37,200
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Office of Emergency Management $287,898 · Office of Emergency Management $10,200
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service Office $100,619 · Veterans Service Office $9,500
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $10.1 million · County General Road Fund $1.1 million · Road Department $300,000
The county library system.
Budget: White County Library Fund $1.5 million · White County Library (non-mandated) $14,810
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Cooperative Extension Service $269,760 · Cooperative Extension Service $12,500
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.
White County DHS office · 608 Rodgers Drive · Searcy 72143-4199 · 501-268-8696 · 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.
Bald Knob Revenue Office · 2610 Hwy. 367 North · Bald Knob 72010 · 501-724-3147
Beebe Revenue Office · 206 West Center · Beebe 72012 · 501-882-6777
Searcy Revenue Office · 402 West Vine Street · Searcy 72143-4141 · 501-268-2802
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.
White County Extension office · 2400 Old Searcy Landing Rd. · Searcy 72143 · (501) 268-5394 · 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.
White County Health Unit - Beebe · 306 N Gum St · Beebe 72012 · 501-882-5128
White County Health Unit - Searcy · 112 Brantly Rd · Searcy 72143 · 501-268-6102
Free job search help, resume and interview practice, job training, and computers you can use.
Arkansas Workforce Center at Searcy · 501 W. Arch Ave. · Searcy 72143 · 501-268-8601
Source: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Arkansas Workforce Centers
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