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Fayette

P.O. Box 218
Somerville, TN 38068
(901) 465-5202
http://www.fayettetn.us/

COUNTY DETAILS

Year Originated: 1824
County Road Miles: 713.00
Number of Parcels: 23,947
Incorporated Cities or Towns: Braden (282), Gallaway (680), Grand Junction (325), La Grange (133), Moscow (556), Oakland (6623), Piperton (1632), Rossville (901), Somerville (3094), Williston (395)

POPULATION

2020 Population: 41,990
2020 Population per Square Mile: 59.56
2010 Population: 38,413

COUNTY STRUCTURE

County Structure: Traditional
Development District: Memphis Area Association of Governments
Judicial District: 25

LEGAL AUTHORITY

Fiscal Procedures Law: General Law
Budgeting Law: General Law
Purchasing Law: County Purchasing Law of 1983
Private Acts: Fayette County Private Acts
County Mayor Skip Taylor (901) 465-5202
rtaylor@fayettetn.us
Hwy Chief Admin Off Wayne Dowdy (901) 465-5222
fcpw@bellsouth.net
Administrator of Elections Josh Tapp (901) 465-5223
Assessor of Property Mark Ward (901) 465-5226
mark.ward@cot.tn.gov
Circuit Court Clerk Oscar Pulliam Jr. (901) 465-5205
pulliam@bellsouth.net
Clerk & Master Amy Anderson (901) 465-5219
amy.anderson@tncourts.gov
County Attorney Rick Rosser (901) 465-5624
rgrosseratty@bellsouth.net
County Clerk Shana Burch (901) 465-5213
sburch@fayettetn.us
General Sessions Court Judge James Gallagher
Register of Deeds Edward Pattat (901) 465-5251
epattat@titlesearcher.com
Sheriff James Riles (901) 465-3456
briles@fayettecountysheriff.org
Solid Waste Director Terry Chambers (901) 465-5230
fayettesw@outlook.com
Trustee Charles McNab (901) 465-5224
Number of Commissioners: 19
Number of Commission Districts: 10
County Legislative Meeting Information: 7:00 p.m. - 4th Tuesday each month

County Commissioner Terrye Canady (901) 266-1200
Bcanadyjr@comcast.net
County Commissioner David Crislip (901) 848-3788
buck_crislip@yahoo.com
County Commissioner Tim Goodroe (901) 497-7233
timgoodroe@yahoo.com
County Commissioner Steve Laskoski (901) 657-8141
Stevelaskoski@gmail.com
County Commissioner Terry Leggett (901) 413-7082
tleggett@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Win Moore (901) 494-1812
County Commissioner James Norton (901) 290-8101
jnorton@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Claude Oglesby Jr. (901) 603-9924
coglesby@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Tommy Perkins (901) 490-2851
tperkins@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Mike Reeves (901) 459-7437
mike@goreeves.org
County Commissioner Steven Reeves (901) 828-4617
stevereeves8784@gmail.com
County Commissioner Matt Rhea (901) 491-5809
mrhea@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Betsy Rice (901) 487-3438
brice@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Betty Salmon (901) 488-5880
bknox@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Raymond Seals (731) 443-1500
rayseals57@yahoo.com
County Commissioner Robert Sills (901) 238-7775
resills@att.net
County Commissioner Larry Watkins (901) 626-6876
lwatkins@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner David Webb (901) 593-9585
dwebb@fayettetn.us
County Commissioner Adrian Wiggins (901) 212-9260
TnWiggins@yahoo.com
Highway Commissioner Hank Franck
Highway Commissioner John Matthews IV
Highway Commissioner Ricky McQueen
Highway Commissioner Robert Turpen
Highway Commissioner Russell Wicker

CTAS Consultants

County Government Consultant: Kelsey Schweitzer
Environmental Consultant: Mike Stooksberry
Assessor Consultant: Joe Griffin
Criminal Justice Consultant: Clint Shrum
Jail Administration Consultant: Jim Hart
Fire Consultant: Marc Alley