HR1671: HR1671 Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell Jr. Memorial Intersection; Chatham County; dedicate

This resolution honors Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell Jr., a longtime pastor of Connor's Temple Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia, who led his congregation starting in 1974 and helped organize the city's first Martin Luther King Jr. observance events, including its first MLK parade. The resolution designates the intersection of State Route 307 and State Route 25 (US-17) in Chatham County as the Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell Jr. Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mitchell's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 307 and State Route 25 (US-17) in Chatham County as the Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell Jr. 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 Mitchell's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family and community of Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell Jr. in Chatham County, including residents and drivers who use the named intersection.

If adopted, the resolution would create a permanent, publicly marked tribute to a Savannah religious and civic leader at a specific Chatham County intersection, requiring state transportation resources for signage but no other regulatory or funding changes.

• Recites Reverend Mitchell's biography, ministry at Connor's Temple Baptist Church, and civic work founding Savannah's MLK Observance Day Association and its first MLK parade.
• Resolves that the intersection of State Route 307 and State Route 25 (US-17) in Chatham County is dedicated as the Reverend Bennie R. Mitchell Jr. Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mitchell's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-18House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-16House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-12House Hopper (House)

• Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)Primary sponsor
• Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)

• memorial resolution
• Chatham County
• Savannah history
• road naming
• state highways