SR887: SR887 Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway; Carroll County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia Senate recognizes Dr. James Larry Boss, a Carroll County physician, for his career and community service, and dedicates a portion of State Route 61 in his honor. The resolution names the stretch of State Route 61 running from SR 101 to the intersection with Dallas Highway (the Villa Rica North Loop Bypass) as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway. It directs the Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Dr. Boss and to the Department of Transportation. The resolution does not change any laws or provide funding beyond the cost of signage.

• Dedicates the portion of State Route 61 between SR 101 and Dallas Highway in Carroll County as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway.
• Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named highway segment.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Dr. Boss and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new signage, and residents and travelers in Carroll County who use this stretch of State Route 61, along with Dr. James Larry Boss himself.

While the resolution does not change any law or spending beyond signage costs, it creates a lasting public marker recognizing a local physician's decades of community service, and it means new highway signs will appear along that stretch of road in Carroll County.

• The resolved clause designates the segment of State Route 61 from SR 101 to Dallas Highway (Villa Rica North Loop Bypass) in Carroll County as the Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Dr. Boss and the Department of Transportation.

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

• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)Primary sponsor

• highway dedication
• Carroll County
• state route naming
• Georgia Senate resolution