--- title: HR 289. The Woodbine Opry; 25th anniversary; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr289 cite_as: HR 289, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr289 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr289.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr289/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70459 date: 2025-02-18 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. 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The Woodbine Opry; 25th anniversary; recognize ## Text House Resolution 289 By: Representatives Sainz of the 180th, Burchett of the 176th, Efstration of the 104th, Dempsey of the 13th, Williams of the 168th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating The Woodbine Opry upon its 25th anniversary; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The Woodbine Opry will celebrate 25 years of old-time music at the beautifully renovated "Old School" in Woodbine, Georgia, during the week of February 10, 2025; and WHEREAS, the celebration will begin on Monday, February 10, with a tribute to the original founders of The Woodbine Opry, featuring songs and stories reminiscent of its early days; and WHEREAS, on Thursday, February 13, the popular band Satilla Blue will perform, packing the Old School Auditorium with a full floor of dancers; and WHEREAS, the celebration will continue on Friday, February 14, with a bluegrass and Gospel jam session, followed by an electric country music dance night on Saturday, February 15, to conclude the festivities; and WHEREAS, although the Old School Auditorium seats fewer than 200 patrons, The Woodbine Opry's livestream and social media platforms reach 15,000 to 20,000 views each month from across the country and around the world; and WHEREAS, as one of the longest-running free live music venues in the State of Georgia, The Woodbine Opry has provided weekly performances of bluegrass, Gospel, and classic country music at the Old Woodbine School for 25 years; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable establishment be appropriately honored during this special time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate The Woodbine Opry upon the grand occasion of its 25th anniversary as well as extend best wishes for a jam-packed week of joyous musical celebration. 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 Woodbine Opry. ## 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 congratulates The Woodbine Opry in Woodbine, Georgia on its 25th anniversary and recognizes a week of celebration events in February 2025. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring The Woodbine Opry, a long-running free live music venue in Woodbine, Georgia, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The resolution describes a week of planned celebrations starting February 10, 2025, including a tribute to the Opry's founders, a performance by the band Satilla Blue, a bluegrass and Gospel jam session, and an electric country dance night. The resolution notes that the Opry has hosted weekly bluegrass, Gospel, and classic country performances at the Old Woodbine School for 25 years, and that its livestream reaches 15,000 to 20,000 viewers monthly despite the venue seating fewer than 200 people. It directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to The Woodbine Opry, but it does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally congratulates The Woodbine Opry on its 25th anniversary and wishes it well for its celebration week. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to The Woodbine Opry. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulation; it is a symbolic statement of recognition by the House. ### Who it affects The Woodbine Opry, its founders and performers, and the Woodbine, Georgia community are named in the resolution. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences; it is a public, official acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives celebrating a local cultural institution's milestone and its role as a long-running free music venue with a wide online following. ### Key provisions - The preamble recounts the Opry's 25-year history and its schedule of anniversary events during the week of February 10, 2025. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate The Woodbine Opry on its 25th anniversary. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to The Woodbine Opry. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-18) - Sponsors: Steven Sainz, James Burchett, Chuck Efstration, Katie Dempsey, Al Williams, Buddy DeLoach - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70459 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr289.md?full=1