Poinsett County (Arkansas) Veterans 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 county's Veteran Services page: "Poinsett County Veterans Office Officer - Tony Davis", "Assistant Poinsett County VSO - Greg Whitlock". Harrisburg, Tuesday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Courthouse Annex, 110 N. East St., Harrisburg, AR 72432, phone 870-578-4438, cell 870-408-5579; Trumann, Friday by appointment only, Trumann Municipal Building, 825 Hwy 463N. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists the same officer, assistant, Harrisburg address, phone and hours, the email [email protected], and a Trumann address of 212 Metlon Ave.; call the cell number to book a Trumann visit and ask where. Poinsett is in the Department's District 3, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Ric Bolton in Salem, (870) 253-9767. The County Judge, J.C. Carter, is at County Annex 2, 108 N. East St., Harrisburg, 870-578-0601. The money. The Quorum Court's Appropriation Ordinance 2025-26, passed December 8, 2025, sets the 2026 County General appropriation for Veteran's Services at $57,698.48. The veterans court. Poinsett residents can be referred to the Second Judicial Circuit's veterans court, which sits in Jonesboro; see the entry on that court.