HR 547: Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the memory of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold, a Fairburn community member known for her church service, gardening, and community involvement. The bill's preamble recounts her life, church activities, and various awards. The operative part of the resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 92 between State Route 29 and Bay Street in Fulton County as the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to her family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the section of State Route 92 between State Route 29 and Bay Street in Fulton County as the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
• Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the Arnold family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold, who receive formal recognition. Drivers on the affected stretch of State Route 92 in Fulton County will see the new highway name.

The resolution is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change; it does not alter traffic laws, funding, or driving rules. Its practical effect is limited to new signage on a specific stretch of State Route 92 in Fulton County recognizing a local community figure.

• The resolution's preamble recounts Mother Arnold's life, church service at Saint John A.M.E. Church, and community recognitions.
• The operative resolution clause dedicates the segment of State Route 92 from State Route 29 to Bay Street in Fulton County as the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway.
• A further resolved clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-11House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-10House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-67)Primary sponsor

• road naming
• Fulton County
• state highways
• commemorative resolution