Lauderdale County Legislative Body
Number of Commissioners: 24Number of Commission Districts: 8
County Legislative Meeting Information: 9:00 a.m. - 2nd Monday each month
Lauderdale County Demographics
Year Originated: 1835County Structure: Traditional
Development District: Memphis Area Association of Governments
Judicial District: 25
2020 Population: 25,143
2020 Population per Square Mile: 53.38
2010 Population: 27,815
County Road Miles: 490.40
Number of Parcels: 13,922
Incorporated Cities or Towns: Gates (647), Halls (2255), Henning (945), Ripley (8445)
Lauderdale County Legal Authority
Fiscal Procedures Law: General LawBudgeting Law: General Law
Purchasing Law: County Purchasing Law of 1983
| County Mayor | Maurice Gaines Jr. | (731)635-3500 mgaines@lctngov.com |
| Hwy Chief Admin Off | Derek Kissell | (731)635-9251 dkissell@lctn.com |
| Administrator of Elections | Cinda Tillman | (731) 635-2881 lauderdalecou310@bellsouth.net |
| Assessor of Property | Debbie Mays | (731) 635-9561 Debbie.Mays@cot.tn.gov |
| Circuit Court Clerk | Jodie Edwards | (731) 635-0101 jodie.edwards@tncourts.gov |
| Clerk & Master | Sandra Burnham | (731) 635-1941 sandra.burnham@tncourts.gov |
| County Clerk | Linda F Summar | (731) 635-2561 lsummar@lctngov.com |
| Director of Schools | Joey Hassell | (731) 635-2941 |
| General Sessions Court Judge | Janice C. Craig | (731) 635-2572 |
| Probate/Juvenile Judge | Rachel Jackson | (731) 635-3505 |
| Register of Deeds | Michael Greg Summar | (731) 635-2171 greg.summar@vcourthouse.com |
| Sheriff | Charles Steve Sanders | (731) 635-1311 ssanders.lcso@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Judy J Conrad | (931) 635-0712 jconrad@lctngov.com |
| County Commissioner | Xavier Lawrence Andrews | (731) 460-1964 xandrews@utm.edu |
| County Commissioner | Kenneth Mark Bentley | |
| County Commissioner | Barry L Britt | (731)413-8417 barry.britt@att.net |
| County Commissioner | Joe S Carmack | (731) 694-0938 joescarmack@gmail.com |
| County Commissioner | Jason M Chrestman | (731)697-2933 |
| County Commissioner | Donald N Connell | (731) 635-1648 accentsgifts@bellsouth.net |
| County Commissioner | Thomas S Dunavant Jr | |
| County Commissioner | Gene W Edwards | (731) 676-1910 |
| County Commissioner | Jesse F Edwards Sr | (731) 635-9500 |
| County Commissioner | Sandra Hughes | (731)635-0172 sandrafhughes@hotmail.com |
| County Commissioner | James Robert Jones | (731)413-6740 jamesjones8051@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Kaye H Jordon | |
| County Commissioner | Dennis King | (731)635-8393 dennisking1@att.net |
| County Commissioner | James B King | (731)413-1246 ltjk1300@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Wallace Dale McCaslin | (731)836-0596 dalemccaslin@peoplepc.com |
| County Commissioner | Terry G Mills Sr. | (731)225-0665 terrymills56@yahoo.com |
| County Commissioner | Farnsworth Eugene Pugh Jr | (731) 836-9456 |
| County Commissioner | Joseph A Pursell | (731)413-1714 jrkprsll@att.net |
| County Commissioner | Eric Todd Rankin | (901) 355-8692 trankin@tiptoncoop.com |
| County Commissioner | Tommy Ray Sanders | (731) 635-7123 sandersdon@bellsouth.net |
| County Commissioner | Charles Lynnwood Shoemake | (731)612-1459 Lynmarg@bellsouth.net |
| County Commissioner | Lowell E Tillman Jr | (731) 836-5659 lowell@ctechnology.org |
| County Commissioner | Debora C Tyus | (731) 780-0697 dtyus@lced.net |
| County Commissioner | Dan L Ungerecht Jr |
CTAS Consultants
County Government Consultant: Mike Galey
Environmental Consultant: Mike Stooksberry
Assessor Consultant: Joe Griffin
Criminal Justice Consultant: John Rose
Jail Administration Consultant: Jim Hart