--- title: SR 887. Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway; Carroll County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr887 cite_as: SR 887, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr887 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr887.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr887/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73767 date: 2026-03-03 status: introduced 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/sr886.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr888.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 95 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr887.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 887 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-02 last_action: Senate Read and Referred sponsors: - Timothy Bearden text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR887/2025 upstream_id: 2127912 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - highway dedication - Carroll County - Villa Rica - Georgia Department of Transportation --- # SR 887. Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway; Carroll County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 887 By: Senator Bearden of the 30th A RESOLUTION Recognizing Dr. James Larry Boss and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Dr. James Larry Boss has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Dr. Boss was born to a sharecropper during the Great Depression and graduated from McDonough High School, where he was an outstanding football player; and WHEREAS, a graduate of Emory University and Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Boss served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty as a flight surgeon with the United States Air Force; and WHEREAS, Dr. Boss has been a devoted and dedicated fan of Villa Rica High School's football program and served as the Wildcats team physician providing aid to injured players and fans for decades; and WHEREAS, his leadership and guidance have been instrumental on numerous boards and organizations, including the Villa Rica City Ethics Board, Bank of Villa Rica, Regions Bank, and the Rapha Clinic; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 61 from SR 101 to the intersection with Dallas Highway (Villa Rica North Loop Bypass) in Carroll County is dedicated as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Dr. James Larry Boss and to the Department of Transportation. ## 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 Senate resolution would name a stretch of State Route 61 in Carroll County the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway, honoring the longtime Villa Rica physician. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Dr. James Larry Boss, a Villa Rica physician and Air Force flight surgeon, by dedicating part of a state highway in his name. It recounts his background, including his upbringing during the Great Depression, his education at Emory University and the Medical College of Georgia, his military service, and his decades as team physician for Villa Rica High School football. The operative part of the resolution designates the section of State Route 61 running from SR 101 to the intersection with Dallas Highway (the Villa Rica North Loop Bypass) in Carroll County as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Dr. Boss and the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 61 between SR 101 and Dallas Highway in Carroll County as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Dr. Boss and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The designation mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new highway signage, and residents and travelers in Carroll County who use that stretch of State Route 61. It also formally honors Dr. James Larry Boss. ### Why it matters The practical effect is limited to signage: drivers on this stretch of State Route 61 in Carroll County will see new signs bearing Dr. Boss's name, and the Department of Transportation will bear the cost and duty of installing and maintaining them. The resolution carries no other legal or financial requirements. ### Key provisions - The first resolving clause designates the named section of State Route 61 in Carroll County as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway. - The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate dedication signs. - The final resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Dr. Boss and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-02) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Timothy Bearden - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73767 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr887.md?full=1