HR 1271: William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange; Cook County; dedicate

This resolution honors William Brown Lovett, a farmer born in 1824 in Montgomery County, Georgia, who spent much of his life in Lowndes and Berrien counties and was known for his skill growing corn. He built a school on his land that became known as the Pine Bloom School, and the resolution recounts his family life and reputation for integrity and kindness. The operative part of the resolution dedicates the interchange of State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville Road in Cook County as the William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Lovett's family and to the department.

• Officially dedicates the interchange of State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville Road in Cook County as the William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Lovett's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of William Brown Lovett. Drivers passing through the Cook County interchange will see the new memorial name on road signs.

If adopted, the resolution results in a physical, lasting tribute (highway signage) to a local historical figure at a specific Cook County interchange, requiring state transportation resources to install and maintain the markers but making no other changes to law or funding.

• The resolving clause dedicates the interchange of State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville Road in Cook County as the William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange.
• A further resolution authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide copies of the resolution to Lovett's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-02-10House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-09House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-06House Hopper (House)

• Charles Cannon (R, HD-172)Primary sponsor
• Jaclyn Ford (R, HD-170)

• highway dedication
• Cook County
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• memorial resolution