Woodruff County Information
Woodruff County is based in Arkansas. Back in 2020, Woodruff County had a total population of 6,269. Augusta is the current county seat in Woodruff County.
It was formed in 1862.
It was named for William E. Woodruff, founder of the state's first newspaper, the Arkansas Gazette.
Woodruff County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept on all crimes within the Woodruff County area. Woodruff County crimes are divided into violent crimes and property crimes. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. Woodruff County had 6 violent and 62 property crimes back in 2019. Woodruff County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Woodruff County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Phil Reynolds
890 Gregory Street
Augusta, AR 72006
Phone: (870) 347-2583
Fax: (870) 347-2915
Email: brenden.may@arkansas.gov
Woodruff County Criminal Records
Woodruff County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Woodruff County and across the whole state of Arkansas, the police must keep a refreshed list of all arrest records. Citizens of Woodruff County can use a search tool in order to get access to the records in question. Any individual on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. The Woodruff County sex offender register is updated constantly. Each offender living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in the Woodruff County area must be on this list. This up-to-date register is then made available to the public, as is the fundamental right of anyone living in Woodruff County.
Residents of Woodruff County can therefore search for any sex offenders within a certain distance of their homes. An individual must simply enter a zip code to act as the center of their search. The website will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius of this pinpointed location in Woodruff County. People may also use the tools to look up individual known offenders. Results consist of all offenders, even those imprisoned or non-compliant.
Woodruff County Court Records
The criminal, civil, and family cases in Woodruff County are all managed by the county courthouse. All Woodruff County court records are taken care of by the court clerk. In the state of Arkansas, the Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals. The lower courts over which the Court of Appeals oversees feature the 75 superior or trial courts across the 75 counties, including Woodruff County. Woodruff County court records can be accessed at:
Woodruff County Courthouse
500 North 3rd Street
P.O. Box 492
Augusta, AR 72006
Phone: (870) 347-2391
Fax: (870) 347-8703
NOTE - Normal records in Woodruff County can be directed by mail, email, or fax. Nevertheless, official Woodruff County records may only be delivered via mail.
Woodruff County Public Records
Each individual resident in the state of Arkansas has vital records kept on them. These records refer to a person's most significant life events. These records could comprise marriages, divorces, deaths, births, and more. Woodruff County plays an important role in collecting these reports. Woodruff County may be put in charge of collecting and sending copies to the state.
In Arkansas, marriage records are currently accumulated by each individual county clerk. The Arkansas Department of Health collects all Woodruff County records. The principal vital records are birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Woodruff County records are located in a central registry, along with all other vital records. They can later be used for statistical analysis.
In Woodruff County, residents can access and copy these vital records because they are found in the public domain. The 1967 Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in Arkansas gave all residents of Woodruff County the fundamental right to access these public records. The most recent change to this law came in 2017. Woodruff County residents can obtain public records at:
Woodruff County Clerk’s Office
500 North 3rd
Augusta, AR 72006
Phone: (870) 347-2391
Fax: (870) 347-8703
NOTE - Woodruff County has a variety of rules that must be followed when it comes to obtaining records. The office is only open between 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. In Woodruff County, some form of photo ID is needed to get hold of records. Both driver's licenses and state IDs would suffice. Woodruff County insists upon public record applications being put in writing.
