Search Greene County Public Records
Greene County public records are held by several offices in Paragould, the county seat. Court cases, property documents, arrest records, and marriage licenses each sit with a different agency at the Greene County Courthouse on West Court Street. Some records are available online, and others require an in-person visit or written request. This guide covers where to look, how the process works, and which free tools you can use to search Greene County public records right now.
Greene County Records Overview
Greene County Circuit Clerk Records
The Greene County Circuit Clerk is Lesa Gramling. The office is at 320 West Court Street, Room 124, in Paragould. Phone: (870) 239-6330. Fax: (870) 239-3550. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This office handles all court filings for civil, criminal, domestic relations, and juvenile cases in the county.
Court records available here include civil cases, criminal cases, domestic relations matters (divorce, child support, child custody, paternity), probate matters, and juvenile cases. Greene County has partial information available through the statewide CourtConnect system at caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad. You can search Greene County cases by party name, case number, or date range without a fee or login. If you need help with CourtConnect, email acap.help@arcourts.gov or call (501) 410-1900, option 1.
As ex-officio county recorder, the Circuit Clerk also records and indexes land instruments including deeds, mortgages, liens, and surety bonds. New civil or domestic case filings cost $165.00. Summons run $2.50 per person. Copy fees vary by document type; contact the office directly for the current schedule. Certified copies are typically $5.00 for the first page. Land recording fees are $15.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page, with a real property transfer tax of $3.30 per $1,000 on transactions over $100.
Note: Juvenile records in Greene County are confidential and not available through public FOIA requests or through CourtConnect, regardless of case outcome.
County Clerk and Marriage Records
The Greene County Clerk is Phyllis Rhynes. The office is at 320 West Court Street, Room 102, in Paragould. Phone: (870) 239-6311. Fax: (870) 239-6320. Email: greeneclerk@arkansasclerks.com. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Marriage licenses cost $60.00. Both applicants must appear together with a valid government-issued ID. No blood test is required. There is no waiting period for adults. Licenses are valid for 60 days and must be returned to the Clerk for recording. Copies of marriage records are $1.00 each. Certified copies are $5.00 each. Records in the Clerk's office go back to 1876. Limited online access is available for marriage records; state certificates from 1917 to present can be ordered through the Arkansas Department of Health at healthy.arkansas.gov.
The screenshot below shows the Greene County Clerk's official website, which covers marriage licenses, probate, and county government records.
The site provides contact details, office hours, and information on accessing marriage records, probate filings, and voter registration through the Clerk's office.
Probate records held by this office include decedent estates, guardianships, and civil commitments. Adoption records are sealed. Probate court filings cost approximately $165.00. DBA certificates cost $25.00 for an original filing. The Clerk also maintains assumed name records, minister credentials, land records, and voter registration rolls for Greene County. Quorum Court minutes, ordinances, and resolutions are filed and available here as well.
Property Records and Assessor Search
The Greene County Assessor is Ashley Reynolds. The office is at 320 West Court Street, Room 101, in Paragould. Phone: (870) 239-6303. Fax: (870) 239-6356. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The assessor's office values all real and personal property at 20% of current market value.
Free online property searches for Greene County are available through actDataScout.com. The portal offers a free real estate map, personal online assessments, and business online assessments. You can search by last name or business name, first name, address, tax year, or all years. Records available include ownership information, assessed values, property descriptions, tax records, personal property assessments, and business property assessments.
The screenshot below shows the actDataScout.com property search interface used for Greene County assessor records.
Use this free portal to search Greene County property ownership, assessed values, and personal property records by owner name or address.
Personal property must be assessed each year between January 1st and May 31st. Business personal property faces a 10% late penalty after that deadline. Homestead credit under Amendment 79 provides up to $600 on owner-occupied primary residences, with an application deadline of October 15th. Property taxes are collected from March 1st through October 15th each year. Two consecutive years of tax delinquency may result in a property being certified to the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands for potential tax sale.
Note: Business personal property cannot be assessed by phone in most counties; forms must be signed and returned to the assessor's office.
Greene County Sheriff Records
The Greene County Sheriff is Brad Snyder. The office is at 1809 N. Rockingchair Road in Paragould. Phone: (870) 236-7612 (Sheriff's Office), (870) 239-6343 (Crime Tip Hotline and Jail). Fax: (870) 239-6344. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Sheriff's website at greenesoar.gov provides an online inmate roster with current jail inmates searchable by name, date, or status. A 48-hour release list shows persons released from the jail in the past two days. The site also has an interactive sex offender map showing registered offenders by location in Greene County. Background checks are available at two levels: Level 1 is name-based and Level 2 uses fingerprints. Both are processed through the Sheriff's Office.
The screenshot below shows the Greene County Sheriff's website, including the inmate roster, release list, and sex offender map.
Use the site to check the current inmate roster, view the 48-hour release list, find sex offender locations, and learn how to request records from the Greene County Sheriff's Office.
Arrest records and incident reports are available through written FOIA requests under Arkansas Code Section 25-19-105. The Sheriff's Office must respond within three working days. Copy fees are generally $0.25 to $1.00 per page. The office documented 468 arrests in 2023, according to department records. For statewide criminal history, use the Arkansas State Police criminal history portal. State prison inmate records are searchable through the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate portal.
Paragould City Records
The city of Paragould is the county seat of Greene County and maintains its own police department records. The Paragould Police Department is at 101 North 3 1/2 Street in Paragould. Phone: (870) 236-7621. Fax: (870) 239-7554. Email: info@paragouldpolice.org. Incident reports are not available online and must be obtained in person at the lobby during business hours. Fees are $5.00 per report and must be paid by money order or cashier's check. Motor vehicle crash reports are uploaded to the Arkansas State Police crash report repository and can be purchased online. The Paragould Police also handle online fine payments through Court Solutions at 877-591-8768. For more about Paragould public records, visit the city page for Paragould, Arkansas.
Nearby Counties
Greene County borders the following counties in northeast Arkansas, each with separate courts and records offices.