HR47: HR47 Strickland, Travis; 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing Travis Strickland, a farmer near Winston and Whitesburg whose family has worked the land since before the Civil War. It recounts his family's farming history across generations, including relatives who served in World War II and the Vietnam War, and describes how Travis took over the farm after his father's death in 2015, now raising Angus cattle while also working as a full-time firefighter and running a pine straw business. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the House's praise for Strickland's character and accomplishments and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for him.

• Formally commends Travis Strickland as the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year.
• Extends the House's best wishes to the Strickland family for future health, happiness, and success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Strickland.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic honor only.

The resolution directly names Travis Strickland and his family, including his wife Mary and children Kyler and Tate. It has no regulatory effect on farmers, firefighters, or the public generally.

The resolution has no practical legal effect on Georgians; it is a formal, symbolic recognition of one individual's community contributions as a farmer and firefighter, intended to honor him and provide a keepsake document from the legislature.

• The whereas clauses recount Strickland's family farming history near Winston and Whitesburg dating back before the Civil War.
• The resolved clause formally commends Strickland as the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available to Strickland.

1. 2025-01-17House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-17House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-17House Hopper (House)

• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)Primary sponsor
• Kimberly Alexander (D, HD-066)
• Sylvia Baker (D, HD-064)

• soil and water conservation
• farming honors
• West Georgia
• legislative commendation