Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
County Judge: Darryl Mahoney
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
County Clerk: Sarah Smith
501 Ouachita, Room 103, Hot Springs 71901 · 501-622-3610
Budget: County Clerk's Cost Fund $36,826
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Circuit Clerk: Kristie Womble-Hughes
Budget: Circuit Clerk's Commission Fund $6,500
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Assessor: Shannon Sharp
Budget: Assessor's Reappraisal Fund $944,000 · Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund $64,500 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fund $20,800
Collects property taxes.
Tax Collector: Rebecca Dodd-Talbert
Budget: Collector's Automation Fund $550,408
Holds and pays out county money.
Treasurer: Vivian Thomas
Budget: Treasurer's Automation Fund $228,971
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Sheriff: Mike McCormick
Budget: Detention Facility Fund (Jail) $13.2 million · Sheriff's Commissary Fund $907,000 · Detention Facility Reserve Fund $282,000 · Jail Operation & Maintenance Fund $246,768
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Coroner: Jayson Neighbors
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Fund $47,815
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 Fund $2.6 million
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road & Bridge Improvement $16 million · County Road Fund $13.6 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $5.8 million
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.
Garland County DHS office · 115 Stover Lane · Hot Springs 71913 · 501-321-2583 · 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.
Hot Springs (AP) Revenue Office · 1609 Albert Pike, Suite U · Hot Springs 71913-4713 · 501-624-0832
Hot Springs (DT) Revenue Office · 200 Woodbine, Room 142 · Hot Springs 71901 · 501-624-4472
Hot Springs Village Revenue Office · 4656 N. Hwy. 7, Suites R & S · Hot Springs Village 71909 · 501-984-5488
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.
Garland County Extension office · 210 Woodbine · Hot Springs 71901 · (501) 623-6841 · 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.
Garland County Health Unit - Hot Springs · 1425 Malvern Ave · Hot Springs 71901 · 501-624-3394
Free job search help, resume and interview practice, job training, and computers you can use.
Arkansas Workforce Center at Hot Springs · 201 Market St. · Hot Springs 71901 · 501-525-3450
Source: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Arkansas Workforce Centers
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