SR454: SR454 Cary Williams, Jr. Highway; Greene and Oconee Counties; dedicate

This resolution honors Mr. Cary Williams, Jr., a longtime editor and publisher of the Greensboro newspaper The Herald-Journal, for his service to his community and the state. It does not change any general law; it is a ceremonial designation. The resolution directs that the portion of State Route 15 between mile marker 241.62 and mile marker 247.64 in Greene and Oconee counties be dedicated as the Cary Williams, Jr. Highway. It also directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Mr. Williams and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the section of State Route 15 from mile marker 241.62 to mile marker 247.64 in Greene and Oconee counties as the Cary Williams, Jr. Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Williams and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects Mr. Cary Williams, Jr., who is honored, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and travelers in Greene and Oconee counties who use that stretch of State Route 15.

While largely symbolic, the resolution results in a concrete change along a specific state highway: new signage naming that stretch of road after Mr. Williams, and it requires state transportation officials to act to install and maintain those signs.

• The enacting clause dedicates State Route 15 between mile marker 241.62 and mile marker 247.64 in Greene and Oconee counties as the Cary Williams, Jr. Highway.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Mr. Williams and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-03-25Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)Primary sponsor
• Greg Dolezal (R, SD-027)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)

• highway naming
• Greene County
• Oconee County
• state route dedication