Greene County (Arkansas) Veterans Service Office

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 $4,800 a year 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. Greene County's page: "The Greene County Veterans Service Office provides guidance and support to veterans and their families in navigating and applying for VA benefits, while also connecting them with national, state, and local resources." Call to schedule an appointment. Who and where. Charlotte Gunn, Veterans Service Officer, with VSO assistant Teresa Goldinger; phone 870-565-1794, fax 870-239-6350. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) gives the office as 320 W. Court St., Room 123, Paragould, AR 72450, email [email protected], hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the county's contact page lists the "Veteran's Office" at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Greene is in the Department's District 3, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Ric Bolton in Salem, (870) 253-9767. The budget. The 2026 budget (Appropriation Ordinance 2025-24) carries a Veterans Service Officer department (1000-0800) of $145,504.17: a VSO Director at $47,008.00 and an Assistant VSO at $41,974.40, with benefits, $3,000.00 for meals and lodging and $1,000.00 for training. On April 20, 2026 the Quorum Court approved the office attending an American Legion meeting for a week in the fall.