Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge's Office $115,530
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
205 East Jefferson, Hamburg 71646 · 870-853-2020
Budget: County Clerk's Office $296,434 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $18,000 · County Clerk Act 745 of 2007 $2,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk's Office $252,655 · Circuit Clerk's Recorder's Cost Fund $123,867 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner's Fund $1
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor's Office $461,824 · Assessor's Reappraisal Cost Fund $140,212 · Assessor's Amendment #79 $8,350 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $250
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector's Office $341,045 · Tax Collector's Automation $5,500
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer's Office $177,076 · Treasurer's Automation $37,314
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff / Law Enforcement $2.2 million · County Jail $1.5 million · County Jail Operation & Maintenance Fund $876,105 · Sheriff's Communication Facility & Equipment Fund $47,250
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $63,297
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney's Office $91,860
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender's Office $6,312
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911/ETS $364,328 · Office of Emergency Management $124,519 · Sheriff's Communication Facility & Equipment Fund $47,250 · OEM Grant $10,961
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Service $66,814
County roads and bridges.
Budget: Road Department $4.7 million · Road Fuel Tax Fund $156,000
The county library system.
Budget: County Library $176,411
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: County Extension Service $66,800
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.
Ashley County DHS office · 201 West Lincoln · Hamburg 71646-0190 · 870-853-9816 · 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.
Crossett Revenue Office · 209 Main Street · Crossett 71635 · 870-364-6744
Hamburg Revenue Office · 205 East Jefferson · Hamburg 71646 · 870-853-5418
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.
Ashley County Extension office · 205 E. Jefferson - Box 15 · Hamburg 71646 · (870) 853-2080 · 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.
Ashley County Health Unit - Crossett · 1300 W 5th St · Crossett 71635 · 870-364-2115
Ashley County Health Unit - Hamburg · 401 N Cherry · Hamburg 71646 · 870-853-5525
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