Lincoln County, Arkansas appropriated $8,489,816 for 2026, across 21 funds. The largest are General Fund ($3.6 million, 43%), Road Fund ($2.3 million, 27%), Jail Operations & Maintenance ($996,996, 12%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $2,134,086 in the 2026 budget (25% of the total): Office of County Sheriff $1.1 million, Jail Operations & Maintenance $996,996. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $2,350,568 in the 2026 budget (28% of the total): Road Fund $2.3 million, Unpaved Road Grant $75,000. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Yes. Every total marked complete is checked against the sum of its parts, to the cent: 47 of 47 checks pass. Where the county's own pages disagree, the money trail keeps the printed number and says so. See every check.
For a $150,000 home in Star City · Star City #11 schools (50.5 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $915 a year (about $76 a month). Enter your own value to see where every dollar goes, by government and by what it pays for.
The next election is the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Oct 19 to Nov 2. Your election office is the Lincoln County Clerk (870-628-5114). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 101 West Wiley Street, Star City, 870-940-6135; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 106 West Victory, Star City, 870-628-4578; the health unit: 214 S Lincoln, Star City, 870-628-5121. Every county and state office in Lincoln County.
The latest state audit (FY2023): the auditors reported no findings. In their words: “During our evaluation, nothing came to our attention that would warrant disclosure in this report.” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From one public document: Lincoln County 2026 budget, as filed with the state. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
4 open items, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Reconcile Office of Collector (General Fund); Reconcile Office of County Clerk (General Fund); Reconcile Juvenile Judge (General Fund); and more. A gap means "not gathered yet," never "hidden." The docket.
Yes, free: the 2026 budget as CSV (opens in any spreadsheet) or as JSON. Each row has its fund-and-department path, amount, and source document and page. Please cite the original document; County Commons is a guide to it.
No. County Commons is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-built project with no affiliation with any government. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.