Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $152,510 · County Judge $81,794 · County Judge $24,000
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
Mailing: P.O. Box 218, Murfreesboro 71958 · 870-285-2743
Budget: County Clerk $171,657 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $5,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $142,479
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $327,031 · Assessors Amendment No. 79 Fund $14,500
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector $257,379 · Collector's Automation Fund $39,500
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $157,164 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $25,500 · Treasurer $1,550
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Jail $1.4 million · County Sheriff $1.4 million · County Jail $158,000 · Sheriff $103,000 · and 4 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $25,566
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $171,847 · Deputy Prosecuting Attorney $31,687
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Fund $17,200
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 Fund $141,052 · Office of Emergency Management $112,912 · Communication Facility and Equipment Fund $103,000 · Pike County 911 Equipment Fund $15,000
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service $22,510
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $2.2 million · Disaster Relief Road Fund $59,437
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $84,705 · Law Library Fund $7,500
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $64,221
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.
Pike County DHS office · 331 East 13th Street · Murfreesboro 71958-0200 · 870-285-3111 · 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.
Glenwood Revenue Office · 107 Mountain View Road, Suite 1 · Glenwood 71943 · 870-356-3105
Murfreesboro Revenue Office · 131 Kelly Street · Murfreesboro 71958 · 870-285-3590
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.
Pike County Extension office · 100 Court Street Suite A · Murfreesboro 71958 · (870) 285-2161 · 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.
Pike County Health Unit - Murfreesboro · 15 Caddo Dr · Murfreesboro 71958 · 870-285-3154
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