Editing Lawrence County, Tennessee (section)

== Government ==
Lawrence County's chief executive officer is the County Executive. Along with the County Executive, the county has a total of 18 county commissioners which control the county's finances. Every fiscal year the Board must adopt a budget which appropriates funds to the many departments and agencies of the Lawrence County Government; and, at the same time, provides sufficient revenue to meet these appropriations.

The Board of County Commissioners serves as the legislative and policy setting body of Lawrence County. As such, the Board enacts all legislation and authorizes programs and expenditures within Lawrence County.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lawrence County, Tennessee Board of County Commissioners|url = http://lawrencecountytn.gov/commissioners-2014|website = lawrencecountytn.gov|access-date = January 14, 2016|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151228161556/http://lawrencecountytn.gov/commissioners-2014|archive-date = December 28, 2015}}</ref>

For the term starting in 2014, the officials for Lawrence County are:
* County Executive T.R. Williams (chairman)
* District 1 Wayne Yocom
* District 2 Chris D. Jackson (Chairman Pro-Tempore)
* District 3 Denny Gillespie
* District 4 Brandon Brown
* District 5 Phil Hood
* District 6 Bobby Clifton
* District 7 Aaron Story
* District 8 Mark Niedergeses
* District 9 Ronnie Benefield
* District 10 Delano Benefield
* District 11 Scott Franks
* District 12 Jim Modlin
* District 13 Alanna Harris
* District 14 Nathan Keeton
* District 15 Tammy Wisdom 
* District 16 Shane Eaton
* District 17 Bert Spearman
* District 18 Russ Brewer