SR670: SR670 McDowell, Cornelius "Tobey"; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring Cornelius "Tobey" McDowell, owner of C. McDowell Logging in Jackson, Georgia. He was named the 2025 Georgia Logger of the Year by the Georgia Forestry Association and the Southeastern Wood Producers Association, and was also selected by the Forest Resources Association as the Southeastern Logger of the Year, a title that will send him to compete for a national award in Auburn, Alabama in March 2026. The resolution recounts his work building a safety and accountability focused logging business, his advocacy for the forestry industry at the state capitol, and his community service through CrossOver Ministries. It does not change any Georgia law; it simply directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide him a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates Cornelius "Tobey" McDowell on being named the 2025 Georgia Logger of the Year by two industry associations.
• Recognizes his additional selection as the Forest Resources Association's Southeastern Logger of the Year ahead of a national competition in March 2026.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to McDowell.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial honor only.

The resolution directly names Cornelius "Tobey" McDowell and his business, C. McDowell Logging. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or state agencies beyond the Secretary of the Senate's administrative task of distributing a copy.

The resolution carries no legal or regulatory weight and changes nothing about how logging businesses operate in Georgia. Its practical effect is limited to a formal, public recognition of one individual's award and a distributed copy of the honor for his records.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) describes Georgia's logging industry, noting more than 1,200 logging businesses supporting about 5,400 jobs statewide.
• States that McDowell was named 2025 Georgia Logger of the Year by the Georgia Forestry Association and the Southeastern Wood Producers Association.
• Notes his selection as the Forest Resources Association's Southeastern Logger of the Year and upcoming national competition in Auburn, Alabama in March 2026.
• The resolving clause formally congratulates McDowell and extends wishes for continued health, happiness, and success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to McDowell.

1. 2026-02-03Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-02Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)Primary sponsor
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)

• forestry industry
• ceremonial resolution
• Georgia Senate honors
• logging