Office Staff

Tammie S. Hopper has been serving Lake County as Trustee since September of 1998. She is married to Larry Hopper and they have two children. They make their home in Ridgely, Tennessee.

Tammie is a Certified Public Administrator. She is a member of the County Officials Association of Tennessee, the Tennessee County Trustee’s Association and the West Tennessee Trustee’s Association. She is the Community Liaison Leader for the Lake County School Advisory Council. She completed the Lake County Leadership Program in 2004 and is an active member in the community.

Linda Barker has served as Chief Deputy Trustee since September of 1998. Linda's husband Shelby Barker served as Trustee for 8 years. Linda has brought many years of experience in County Government to the Trustee's Office.

Together, Tammie and Linda have strived to work together to run the Trustee’s Office as efficiently and professionally as possible with a common goal to serve the taxpayers of Lake County to the best of their ability.

The office continues to advance with technology. The Trustee’s office has worked closely with all county departments to computerize the warrant system. This service has made a tremendous impact on the book-keeping system required by the audit department, not only in the Trustee’s office, but the school system, highway department and all other county departments as well. It has affected every department in a very positive way.

Taxpayers are now able to make partial payments on county property taxes. This improvement has proven to be extremely beneficial to taxpayers.

One of the top priorities in the Trustee’s office is to inform the public of the State Tax Relief Program and to enroll as many eligible taxpayers in the program as possible.

The Levee Tax System has been computerized to save time as well as provide excellent book keeping records. This improvement has been well received by taxpayers that have property protected by the Lake County and Madrid Bend Levee systems.

Tammie and Linda are pleased to be able to offer this new on-line service to the taxpayers of Lake County. You are encouraged to stop by the office anytime with comments or concerns that you may have. They are here to serve you.