Clark County (Arkansas) Veteran's Services Office

Clark County's veterans service officer, Lon Ware, at 501 Clay Street, Arkadelphia ((870) 246-7321, [email protected]), helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free, Monday and Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday mornings; the 2026 budget gives the office $26,390.

Also called: veterans service officer, CVSO, ADVA, claims help, county judge, Lon Ware, 870-246-7321, [email protected], 501 Clay Street, Veterans Day parade, Arkadelphia, Gurdon, Amity, Caddo Valley, Okolona, Whelen Springs, Alpine.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

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Clark County, ARCounty

What it is. An Arkansas county veterans service officer is employed by the county judge and paid from the Quorum Court's budget, trained and accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and partly reimbursed by the State under section 20-81-106: one dollar for every two the county spends, up to $3,600 a year, or $4,800 in a county with more than 2,500 veterans, plus $500 a quarter each for VA accreditation and for access to VA's benefits system; see the Arkansas entry on the Department and county service officers. Help with a claim is free. Who and when. The county's Veteran's Services Office page: Lon Ware, Veterans Services Officer, 501 Clay Street, Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923; phone (870) 246-7321, fax (870) 464-1436, [email protected]; Monday and Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists the same officer, address, phone, email and hours. Clark is in the Department's District 4, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Eric Siddons in the Fort Smith courthouse, (479) 966-5295. The County Judge, Troy Tucker, is at 401 Clay Street, (870) 246-5847. The budget. The 2026 budget, Appropriation Ordinance 2025-21 (approved December 8, 2025), gives Veterans Services (1000/0800) $26,390.00 of a $6,829,201.00 general fund. The county's events. The county posts the yearly Veterans Day parade (November 11, 2025, from 8th and Main Street to the courthouse; veterans line up at 9:30 a.m. to walk, ride or drive; Lon Ware, Sr., 870-246-1597) and the Memorial Day program with its roll call of fallen veterans.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Clark County (Arkansas) Veteran's Services Office
Gate	Rule
Veterans, dependents and survivors	Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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