Sharp 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. Sharp County's page gives the office's mission, "To assist veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service", and lists benefits assistance, claims filing, veteran resources and referral services. Who and when. The county's page: (870) 994-2408, 718 Ash Flat Dr, Ash Flat, AR 72513, Tuesday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) names Daniel Morthland at the same address and phone, [email protected], Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The two disagree on Monday and Wednesday, so call first. Sharp is in the Department's District 3, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Ric Bolton in Salem, (870) 253-9767. The County Judge, Mark Counts, is at the courthouse, (870) 994-7338. The Quorum Court. The four minutes posted for 2026 (January to April) name no veteran item, and the county's records library posts no budget, so the office's appropriation is not published.