Monroe 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 Sloane Henderson at 717 N. 11th St., Clarendon, AR 72029, (870) 530-5899, [email protected], Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The finder lists her as Prairie County's officer as well (Fridays in Des Arc) and as the assistant in Lonoke County's office, so call before going in on another day. The county has no website to compare. Monroe is in the Department's District 5, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Sue Harper in Monticello, (870) 623-6900. The County Judge, P.K. Norman, is at (870) 747-3921. The budget. Monroe's 2026 budget (Appropriation Ordinance No. 641) appropriates $10,794 to department 0800, Veterans Service: $9,996 in part-time salary with $765 Social Security, $13 workers' compensation and $20 unemployment. Its 2026 salary list names the Veterans Service Officer "Taylor Henderson" at $9,996; ask the County Judge's office whether that is the finder's officer under another name. Prairie County pays separately for its own day. The veterans court. Monroe residents can be referred to the First Judicial District Veteran's Court, which sits monthly in Phillips County; see the entry on that court.