County Clerk — Melanie Clark

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Elected Official

Melanie Clark

County Clerk

The County Clerk handles voter registration (both absentee and early voting), marriage licensing, accounts payable, and payroll for the Courthouse. The County Clerk's office also handles Quorum Court Ordinances, Resolutions, and Minutes of Meetings. The office houses County Court Records, Annexations, Articles of Incorporation, Levy of taxes, Board appointments, bonds, improvement districts, right of way acquisition, contracts, and agreements signed by the County Judge. This office also holds the administrative details for the County Board of Election Commissioners and has information on the Board of Equalization and the financial information of the entire County government.

Services & Responsibilities

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Voter registration (absentee and early voting)
Marriage licensing
Accounts payable and payroll
Quorum Court Ordinances, Resolutions, and Minutes
County Court Records and Annexations
Articles of Incorporation
Board of Election Commissioners
Board of Equalization
County financial information and budgets

Office Details

3 sections

Financial Reports

Annual financial reports for Jackson County are available: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.

Probate

Probate documents available: General Information (PDF), Small Estate Affidavit Forms & Instructions (PDF).

District & Ward Maps

Maps available for download: Newport School District, Jackson County School District, Jackson County Quorum Court Districts, Newport City Wards, Tuckerman City Wards.

Reach This Office

Contact Information

Phone

Phone

(870) 523-7420
Fax

Fax

(870) 523-7406

Address

Address

208 Main St, Newport, AR 72112

Hours

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM