--- title: HR 1591. The Claxton Enterprise; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1591 cite_as: HR 1591, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1591 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1591.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1591/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73897 date: 2026-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1590.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1592.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1591.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1591 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - William Werkheiser - Buddy DeLoach - Bill Hitchens - Jon Burns text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1591/2025 upstream_id: 2129492 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - local newspapers - Evans County - Georgia press history --- # HR 1591. The Claxton Enterprise; commend ## Text House Resolution 1591 By: Representatives Werkheiser of the 157th, DeLoach of the 167th, Hitchens of the 161st, and Burns of the 159th A RESOLUTION Commending The Claxton Enterprise; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The Claxton Enterprise was established in December 1912, more than two years before the creation of Evans County, Georgia, in August 1914; and WHEREAS, under the guiding hand of its current editor and publisher, Mickey Peace, and with the exemplary work ethic demonstrated daily by its dedicated employees, this outstanding newspaper has grown immensely since its founding; and WHEREAS, The Claxton Enterprise has earned numerous honors and accolades over the last century, including the prestigious Freedom of Information award presented by the Georgia Press Association in 2003; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary publication be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend The Claxton Enterprise for its more than 100 years of service as well as extend best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to The Claxton Enterprise. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends The Claxton Enterprise, a Evans County newspaper founded in 1912, for more than 100 years of service. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives honoring The Claxton Enterprise, a local newspaper that has served Evans County since December 1912, predating the county's own creation in 1914. The resolution praises the paper's growth under editor and publisher Mickey Peace and notes its 2003 Freedom of Information award from the Georgia Press Association. The resolution has no regulatory or funding effect. It simply states the House's recognition of the newspaper's history and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the newspaper. ### What it does - Formally commends The Claxton Enterprise for more than 100 years of publishing service in Evans County. - Recognizes editor and publisher Mickey Peace and the newspaper's employees for their work. - Notes the paper's 2003 Freedom of Information award from the Georgia Press Association as a historical honor. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for delivery to the newspaper. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names The Claxton Enterprise newspaper, its editor and publisher Mickey Peace, and its employees. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters This resolution carries no legal or financial consequence; it does not change any law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is limited to a formal, public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of the newspaper's long history and service. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount the newspaper's founding in December 1912, before Evans County existed, and its growth under editor Mickey Peace. - The whereas clauses cite the paper's 2003 Freedom of Information award from the Georgia Press Association. - The resolved clause has the House commend the newspaper for over 100 years of service and wish it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to The Claxton Enterprise. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: William Werkheiser, Buddy DeLoach, Bill Hitchens, Jon Burns - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73897 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1591.md?full=1