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title: HR 1271. William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange; Cook County; dedicate
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cite_as: HR 1271, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2026-02-10
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bill_number: HR 1271
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-02-06
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
  - Charles Cannon
  - Jaclyn Ford
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  - highway dedication
  - Cook County
  - Georgia Department of Transportation
  - memorial resolution
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# HR 1271. William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange; Cook County; dedicate

## Text

House Resolution 1271
By: Representatives Cannon of the 172nd and Ford of the 170th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Mr. William Brown Lovett and dedicating an interchange in his
memory; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Mr. William Brown Lovett was born on October 6, 1824, in Montgomery
County, Georgia, the eldest son of Joshua and Elizabeth Lovett; and
WHEREAS, he grew up on the family farm in Adel, Georgia, learning the trade from his
parents, spent his life in Lowndes County, Georgia, and later became known as one of the
leading farmers of Berrien County, where his talent and efficiency in growing corn was
widely recognized; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lovett was united in love and marriage to his wife, Eliza, and was blessed
with eight children; and
WHEREAS, an advocate for education, Mr. Lovett had the Lovett School built on his land,
which eventually became known as the Pine Bloom School; and
WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation
for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished
Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an interchange in his memory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the interchange of State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville
Road in Cook County is dedicated as the William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the William Brown Lovett
Memorial Interchange.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
family of Mr. William Brown Lovett and to the Department of Transportation.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution would name the interchange of State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville Road in Cook County the William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange, honoring a 19th century Berrien County farmer.

### Plain-language summary

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.

### What it does

- 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.

### Who it affects

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.

### Why it matters

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.

### Key provisions

- 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.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-02-06)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-10)
- Sponsors: Charles Cannon, Jaclyn Ford
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72962

> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1271.md?full=1