SR1001: SR1001 Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Monroe County; dedicate

This resolution honors Mr. Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., a Forsyth pharmacist who co-founded Lawson & Cromer Pharmacy and served the community for more than four decades. It recounts his education at the University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy, his civic involvement in Forsyth, and his membership at Forsyth United Methodist Church. The operative part of the resolution directs that the bridge on State Route 83 over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County be dedicated as the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge. It instructs 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 Mr. Lawson's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 83 over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County as the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Lawson's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Mr. Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., who are recognized and receive copies of the resolution. Monroe County residents and travelers on State Route 83 will see the renamed bridge.

The practical effect is a name change and new signage on a specific state highway bridge in Monroe County, giving lasting public recognition to Mr. Lawson's decades of service as a pharmacist and civic contributor in Forsyth, without changing any laws, funding, or regulations.

• The whereas clauses describe Mr. Lawson's education, career as a pharmacist, civic service in Forsyth, and church involvement.
• The first resolving clause dedicates the bridge on State Route 83 over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County in his name.
• The second resolving clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate dedication signs.
• The third resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Lawson's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-20Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2026-03-19Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Steven McNeel (R, SD-018)Primary sponsor
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)

• bridge dedication
• Monroe County
• memorial resolution
• Georgia Department of Transportation