Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $574,297
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
200 West Walnut Street, Room 103, Blytheville 72315 · 870-762-2411
Budget: County Clerk $635,534 · County Clerk Automation $13,650
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $766,500 · Circuit Clerk Commissioners Fees $4,250 · Circuit Clerk Child Support Fees $300
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: County Tax Assessor $831,464 · Assessor Amendment 79 $34,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: County Collector $423,843 · County Tax Collector Automation $98,000
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer $514,713 · County Treasurer Automation $40,683
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Sheriff Department $5.4 million · County Jail Operations Fund $5 million · MSCO Detention Center Act 1188 $94,000 · Sheriff JAG Grant $14,000 · and 2 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: County Coroner $70,434
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney Office $324,109
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Office $183,057 · Public Defender User Fee Fund $9,000
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: E-911 Emergency/Flood Plain $552,313 · Office of Emergency Management $200,904
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Services $108,576
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Department $5.2 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $1.2 million
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Cooperative Extension Office $128,550
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.
Mississippi County DHS office · 1104 Byrum Road · Blytheville 72315-2802 · 870-763-7093 · 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.
Blytheville Revenue Office · 1818 South Division, Suite C · Blytheville 72315 · 870-762-2321
Leachville Revenue Office · City Hall, 116 South Main Street · Leachville 72438 · 870-539-2501
Manila Revenue Office · 214 North Baltimore · Manila 72442 · 870-561-4470
Osceola Revenue Office · 550 South Ermen Lane · Osceola 72370 · 870-563-2211
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.
Mississippi County Extension office · 3137 West Keiser Avenue · Osceola 72370 · 870-563-0236 · 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.
Mississippi County Health Unit - Blytheville · 1520 N Division St. · Blytheville 72315 · 870-763-7064
Mississippi County Health Unit - Osceola · 720 W Lee St · Osceola 72370 · 870-563-2521
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