Government & Civic Information

City of Thomson Municipal Court

William (Bill) Wheeler · Municipal Court Judge

Handles City of Thomson municipal court matters including city ordinance and traffic-related cases within the court's jurisdiction. Court Clerk functions are handled through the Thomson Municipal Court office.

City of Thomson Finance Department

Regina Whitley · Finance Director

Manages city financial operations, accounting, budgeting and related financial administration. City Finance also supports utility billing/payment functions and public financial information.

McDuffie County Public Works

Torrie Battle · Director of Public Works

Builds and maintains McDuffie County's motorized and non-motorized transportation system and works to keep county roads safe, open and operating efficiently. Handles county Public Works general information and requests and processes driveway permits.

McDuffie County Administration

Brandon Burton · County Manager

Executes policies and directives of the Board of Commissioners and oversees daily operations of departments reporting to the Board. County Clerk Ashtyn Goodyear prepares Commission agendas and minutes, maintains most non-judicial county records and updates the Code of Ordinances.

Lincoln County Planning & Zoning

Land-development and zoning administration, including building-permit administration under the county land-development code and processing zoning/variance matters.

McDuffie County Board of Commissioners

Chase Beggs · Chairman

Sets county policy, adopts ordinances and establishes the county budget. The five-member board is McDuffie County's elected governing authority.

Lincoln County Clerk of Superior Court

Amanda Doss · Clerk of Superior Court

Maintains Superior Court records and filings and performs clerk duties assigned by Georgia law. This office is a key route for Superior Court case records, real-estate/deed records and court filing information.

McDuffie County Elections & Registration / Board of Elections

Bailey Walker · Chairperson, Board of Elections

Maintains voter-registration and participation records and administers county elections. The five-member Board serves as Election Superintendent.

Lincoln County Code of Ordinances

Official codified county ordinances covering administration, animals, buildings, businesses, courts, environment, land development, law enforcement, parks, public safety, solid waste, streets, taxation, utilities, waterways and other county-regulated subjects.

McDuffie County School System / Board of Education

Dr. Mychele Rhodes · Superintendent

The elected Board of Education governs the public school system, adopts policy and oversees the superintendent. The superintendent administers district operations, schools, staff, programs, facilities and implementation of board policy.

City of Thomson Administration

Teresa Smith · City Administrator

Implements policies established by the Mayor and City Council, oversees municipal operations and departments, coordinates city services and administration. City Clerk Lucretia Ferguson handles clerk functions and serves as a key public-government contact.

McDuffie County Clerk of Superior Court

Gina Timmerman · Clerk of Superior Court

Receives, files, stores and retrieves Superior and Juvenile Court records; manages real-estate and personal-property records; supports court proceedings; administers the Court Registry; and performs administrative functions for the Board of Equalization.

Lincoln County Tax Commissioner

Linda P. Willgus · Tax Commissioner

Handles county tax-billing and collection functions assigned to the Tax Commissioner. Residents with questions about paying a property-tax bill, tax-payment status or collection should start here.

McDuffie County Animal Services

Shelters abandoned, abused and neglected animals; supports adoption, fostering, humane education and spay/neuter efforts; assists with missing pets; and enforces animal-related ordinances.

Lincoln County Government Financial Reports

Provides audited/official financial information residents can use to understand county revenues, expenditures, departmental spending, fund balances, transfers and other government finances.

Thomson-McDuffie Community Development / Planning & Zoning

Administers land-development codes, subdivision rules, zoning and related planning regulations; provides development and building information, applications, plan distribution, reviews, permits and inspections. The consolidated Planning Commission conducts hearings and makes recommendations on rezonings, special exceptions/conditional uses, variances, subdivisions and text amendments.

McDuffie County Sheriff's Office

Logan Marshall · Sheriff

County law enforcement, patrol, investigations, warrants, civil/court functions, jail operations and related sheriff services.

McDuffie County Tax Assessor / Board of Assessors

Andrea Brown-Lewis · Chief Appraiser

Establishes property values for taxation, maintains appraisal records, processes property-tax returns and exemptions, and handles the first stage of property assessment appeals.

McDuffie County Probate Court

Valerie Burley · Judge

Probates wills, administers estates, appoints guardians, handles certain involuntary hospitalization matters, administers oaths, and issues marriage licenses, weapons carry licenses, birth/death certificates and residency certificates.

McDuffie County Finance Department

Pam Workman · McDuffie Finance Director

Works with county departments, the County Manager and Board of Commissioners to manage the county government's fiscal needs. Publishes current and historical budgets, audits, fee schedules and related financial documents.

McDuffie County Tax Commissioner

Stacey Thomas · Tax Commissioner

County tax billing and collection functions and motor-vehicle tag/title services assigned to the Tax Commissioner's office.

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Clay Smith · Sheriff

County law-enforcement functions assigned to the sheriff; service of court process and jail-related responsibilities as provided by Georgia law and local operations. Residents should use 911 for emergencies and the sheriff's public office/non-emergency contact for routine sheriff matters.

Thomson-McDuffie County Fire, EMS & Emergency Management

Stephen Sewell · Chief

Provides fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency-management and homeland-security functions for Thomson-McDuffie County, including emergency response, preparedness, public alerts and life-safety education.

Lincoln County Office of Emergency Services

Casey Broom · Director, Office of Emergency Services

County emergency-services functions and emergency preparedness/response coordination as assigned locally. Emergency incidents should be reported through 911 rather than relying on administrative office contact information.

McDuffie County Magistrate Court

W. Bryant Swan Jr. · Judge

Handles civil claims up to $15,000, garnishments, personal-property foreclosures, dispossessories, abandoned motor vehicles, criminal and search warrants, first appearances, and certain county-ordinance/disorderly-conduct matters.

City of Thomson Mayor & City Council

Ed Darby · Mayor

The Mayor and five-member City Council are Thomson's municipal governing body. They adopt city policy, ordinances and budgets and oversee municipal government. Council representation is organized into three city council districts; the mayor is elected at large.

McDuffie County Code of Ordinances

Official codified county ordinances covering administration, animals, buildings, businesses, emergency services, land development, public places, taxation, utilities and other county regulatory subjects.