Local Wiki
Lawrence County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: Tuesdays at 9:30 AM. Council: monthly on Tuesdays at 4:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Room, Lawrence County Courthouse, 916 15th Street, Bedford, IN 47421.
- County Auditor
- Jessica Staggs · 916 15th St. Rm 28, Bedford, IN 47421 · 812-275-3111 (FAX 812-275-4164) · jstaggs@lawrencecounty.in.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://lawrencecounty.in.gov/
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district: Rodney Fish (D1), Jeff McKnight (D2), Wally Branham (D3). County Council, 7 members: Amy Redman (D1), Phil Inman (D2), Janie Craig Chenault (D3), Larry Arnold (D4), Rick Butterfield (At-Large), Julie Hewetson (At-Large), Dustin Gabhart (At-Large).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Mitchell Community Schools · School District
- North Lawrence Com Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Bedford · City
- Mitchell (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Oolitic · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026