ATLANTA – On the morning of Thursday, August 21, 2025, International Paper informed the public and members of the Georgia House of its plans to permanently close the Savannah, Georgia, containerboard mill, the Savannah, Georgia, packaging facility, Riceboro containerboard mill and Riceboro Timber and Lumber.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), in partnership with the City of Tucker, will host a transportation town hall meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Tucker City Hall in Tucker, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Saira Draper (D-Atlanta) and Omari Crawford (D-Decatur), along with State Representatives Imani Barnes (D-Tucker), Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) and State Senator Elena Parent (D-Atlanta), will host a roundtable discussion and press conference regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. The roundtable will be held from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in room 216 of the Georgia State Capitol, followed by the press conference from 12 – 1 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Capitol in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), chairman of the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, was recently awarded the Patrick Henry Award by the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) at their 147th General Conference and Exhibition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Continue reading “Chairman Josh Bonner Receives Patrick Henry Award by the National Guard Association of the United States”House Rural Development Committee Summit on the Impact of Pulp and Paper Mill Closures in Rural Georgia to Hold Meeting in Douglas on Recent Mill Closures in Rural Georgia
ATLANTA – The House Rural Development Committee Summit on the Impact of Pulp and Paper Mill Closures in Rural Georgia, chaired by State Representative Leesa Hagan (R-Lyons), will hold a meeting focusing on the recent mill closures in rural Georgia on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 9 a.m. at Engram Hall in Douglas, Georgia.
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