--- title: HR 547. Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway; Fulton County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr547 cite_as: HR 547, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr547 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr547.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr547/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71238 date: 2025-03-11 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-11 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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Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway; Fulton County; dedicate ## Text 25 LC 39 4734 House Resolution 547 By: Representative Glaize of the 67th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold and dedicating a road in her1 memory; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold was born on Ap ril 10, 1930, in3 Newnan, Georgia, the beloved daughter of Essie Mae and Milton Stegall; and4 WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Mother Arnold was a faithful and active5 member of Saint John A.M.E. Church, where she served as a stewa rdess, an officer of the6 steward board, and class leader and member of the missionary board society; and7 WHEREAS, she gave inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep concern8 for her fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and unders tanding she demonstrated to9 her family and friends were admired by others; and10 WHEREAS, she was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation11 for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example she made of her life,12 she made this world a better place in which to live; and13 H. R. 547 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4734 WHEREAS, Mother Arnold was known for her gardening talents and "green thumb,"14 impressing her Fairburn community neighbors with her impressive yard and earning her yard15 of the year recognition on numerous occasions; and16 WHEREAS, she was recognized with numerous awards and honors, in cluding a Housing17 Authority Honors Award, Lawrence and Frankie Arnold Parents of the Year Award in 2001,18 a Crown Peace Award, and a Christian City Service Award; and19 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkab le and distinguished20 Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a road in her memory.21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL22 ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 92 from State Route 29 to Bay23 Street in Fulton County is dedicated as the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway.24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and25 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold26 Highway.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized28 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to the29 family of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold and to the Department of Transportation.30 H. R. 547 - 2 - ## 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 would honor Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold by naming a stretch of State Route 92 in Fulton County the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes the life of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold, a Fairburn community member born in 1930 who was active in her church and known for community service and gardening. The resolution recounts her church roles, awards, and reputation in her community. Its operative effect is to dedicate 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 directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to her family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the portion of State Route 92 from State Route 29 to 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. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mother Arnold's family and the Department of Transportation. - Recites biographical background and honors recognizing Mother Arnold's community and church service as the basis for the dedication. ### Who it affects The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and honors the family of Mother Essie Frankie Mae Stegall Arnold. Fulton County residents and drivers on this stretch of State Route 92 will see the new highway name. ### Why it matters If adopted, drivers on this segment of State Route 92 in Fulton County will see new signage bearing Mother Arnold's name, and the Department of Transportation will bear responsibility for installing and maintaining those signs going forward. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Mother Arnold's birth, church service at Saint John A.M.E. Church, community reputation, and awards received. - The operative resolving clause dedicates the named portion of State Route 92 in Fulton County as the Mother Frankie Mae Arnold Highway. - A further 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 her family and to the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-06) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-03-11) - Sponsors: Lydia Glaize - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71238 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr547.md?full=1