Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $115,921
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
151 South Second Avenue, Piggott 72454 · 870-598-2813
Budget: County Clerk $321,048 · County Clerk's Cost $38,531
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $269,552 · Circuit Clerk $143,250 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner's Fee Fund $750
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $259,270 · Assessor Amendmt #79 $21,939 · Assessor Late Assess Fee $2,368
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $191,056 · Collector's Automation $95,691
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $119,829 · Treasurer's Automation $29,963
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff $1.1 million · Jail $975,210 · Jail Maintenance $66,300 · Sheriff $27,000 · and 6 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $16,638
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $92,673
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $15,659
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 $614,216 · OEM $36,131
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Affairs Office $25,018
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Dept $3.7 million · County Road Dept $674,166
The county library system.
Budget: County Library $515,102 · Law Library $40,500
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Service $102,441
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.
Clay County DHS office · 187 North 2nd Street · Piggott 72454-0366 · 870-598-2282 · 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.
Corning Revenue Office · 800 Southwest 2nd Street · Corning 72422 · 870-857-3221
Piggott Revenue Office · Courthouse, 151 South 2nd Street · Piggott 72454-2632 · 870-598-3310
Rector Revenue Office · 740 East 9th Street · Rector 72461 · 870-595-3108
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.
Clay County Extension office (Piggott) · 148 E. Main · Piggott 72454 · (870) 598-2246 · office page
Clay County Extension office (Corning) · 716 SW 2nd St. · Corning 72422 · (870) 857-6875 · 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.
Clay County Health Unit - Corning · 301 N Missouri #18 · Corning 72422 · 870-857-6281
Clay County Health Unit - Piggott · 1009 S Garfield · Piggott 72454 · 870-598-3390
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