Georgia CommonsHouse · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 559: Ruby and Loy Grogan Memorial Intersection; Forsyth County; dedicate
Last action March 13, 2025 · House Second Readers
A Georgia House resolution would name the intersection of State Route 369 and Bannister Road in Forsyth County the Ruby and Loy Grogan Memorial Intersection, honoring the couple who ran L.J. Grocery.
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In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Mrs. Ruby Floyd Grogan and Mr. Loy James Grogan, who ran L.J. Grocery in Matt, Georgia starting in 1934, providing groceries and gasoline to their community and often giving food to families in need at no cost. The resolution designates the intersection of State Route 369 and Bannister Road in Forsyth County as the Ruby and Loy Grogan Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Grogan family and to the Department of Transportation.
What the bill does
- Dedicates the intersection of State Route 369 and Bannister Road in Forsyth County as the Ruby and Loy Grogan Memorial Intersection.
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the Grogan family and the Department of Transportation.
Who it affects
The Grogan family, residents and travelers in Forsyth County near the intersection of State Route 369 and Bannister Road, and the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage.
Why it matters
The resolution creates a lasting, official memorial in Forsyth County recognizing a couple's decades of community service through their grocery store, giving the public a permanent marker of local history without changing any laws or spending state funds beyond signage.
Key provisions
- The resolution recites the biographical history of Mrs. Ruby Floyd Grogan and Mr. Loy James Grogan and their operation of L.J. Grocery starting in 1934.
- It formally dedicates the intersection of State Route 369 and Bannister Road in Forsyth County as the Ruby and Loy Grogan Memorial Intersection.
- It authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs marking the dedication.
- It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the Grogan family and the Department of Transportation.
From the bill
“the intersection of State Route 369 and Bannister Road in Forsyth County is dedicated as the Ruby and Loy Grogan Memorial Intersection”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Mandi Ballinger (R, HD-23)
- Rick Jasperse (R, HD-11)
- Will Wade (R, HD-9)
Topics
- memorial dedication
- Forsyth County
- road naming
- Georgia history