ATLANTA – State Representative Leesa Hagan (R-Lyons), chair of the House Rural Development Committee, today announces that House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) has charged the committee with examining the impacts of recent pulp and paper mill closures in rural Georgia, including the permanent closure of the Savannah, Georgia, containerboard mill, the Savannah, Georgia, packaging facility, Riceboro containerboard mill and Riceboro Timber and Lumber. The committee’s upcoming meeting will be dedicated solely to studying these issues and hearing from the public.
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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 – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) today issues the following statement regarding International Paper’s recent decision to permanently close plants in Savannah and Riceboro:
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ATLANTA – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) issues the following statement regarding the recent shooting that took place at Fort Stewart on Wednesday, August 6, 2025:
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ATLANTA – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) and members of the Georgia House of Representatives will host a prayer service for the victims and survivors of the catastrophic Texas floods and provide information about organizations and relief efforts Georgians can support. The service will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol.
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