ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named State Representative Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon) as the Chairman of the House Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee. Rep. Hitchens will also serve as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Economic Development & Tourism, Public Safety & Homeland Security and Transportation committees. Continue reading “Rep. Bill Hitchens Named Chairman of House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee”
Rep. Bill Hitchens Receives Meritorious Service Award from Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police
ATLANTA – State Representative Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon) recently received the Meritorious Service Award from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP). Rep. Hitchens was presented with this award during the GACP summer training conference. Continue reading “Rep. Bill Hitchens Receives Meritorious Service Award from Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police”
Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines
ATLANTA — Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has appointed the following members to the State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines: Continue reading “Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines”
Effingham County Industrial Development Authority Awarded Equity Grant by OneGeorgia
ATLANTA – House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington), State Representative Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon), and State Senator Jack Hill (R-Reidsville) today announced that the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority was awarded $400,000 in Equity Grant funding from the OneGeorgia Authority to provide water infrastructure to Savannah Cold Storage/PortFresh Logistics. Continue reading “Effingham County Industrial Development Authority Awarded Equity Grant by OneGeorgia”
Rep. Bill Hitchens Appointed to House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure
ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) recently appointed State Representative Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon) to the House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure. Continue reading “Rep. Bill Hitchens Appointed to House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure”