Lee 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 $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 Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists Tony Bond at 15 E. Chestnut, Marianna, AR 72360 (the courthouse), (870) 821-1159, [email protected], Monday and Tuesday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The county's Veterans Service page lists him under "Lee County Veterans Service" with the cell phone (870) 768-5457 and the courthouse's main line, (870) 295-7700. The same finder lists him as Cross County's officer in Wynne, Monday to Thursday, so call before going in. Lee is in the Department's District 5, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Sue Harper in Monticello, (870) 623-6900. The County Judge, Terry Sandefer, is at the courthouse, (870) 295-7700. The budget. Lee's budget for 2026 (Ordinance 2025-9) appropriates $6,953.52 to department 1000-800, Veterans Service Officer: $5,653.52 for personal services, $650 for supplies and $650 for other services and charges; its 2026 salary list puts "Tony Bond - VA Services" at $5,052 a year. The 2025 budget (Ordinance 2024-12) gave the department $6,794. Cross County pays him separately for his days there. The veterans court. Lee residents can be referred to the First Judicial District Veteran's Court, which sits monthly in Phillips County; see the entry on that court.