Rep. Darlene Taylor Congratulates City of Thomasville on $175,000 Multimodal Transportation Grant

ATLANTA – State Representative Darlene Taylor (R-Thomasville), chair of the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Health, congratulates the city of Thomasville on receiving $175,000 in federal RAISE grant funding to develop a multimodal transportation plan (MMTP).

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Rep. Darlene Taylor Introduces Okefenokee Protection Act to Prohibit Future Mining Permits for Swamp’s Trail Ridge

ATLANTA – State Representative Darlene Taylor (R-Thomasville), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health, recently introduced House Bill 71, the Okefenokee Protection Act, to prohibit the state from processing future permits or accepting bonds to conduct surface mining operations on Okefenokee Swamp’s Trail Ridge.

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Rep. Darlene Taylor Receives Hurricane Ian Briefing at State Operations Center, GEMA/HS Headquarters

ATLANTA – State Representative Darlene Taylor (R-Thomasville), chair of the House Governmental Affairs Committee, yesterday visited the State Operations Center and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) headquarters and received a briefing regarding Hurricane Ian’s path and potential impact on South Georgia. The State Operations Center, which was activated this week by Governor Kemp and emergency management officials, is a Multi-Agency Coordination Center used by state, federal, local and volunteer agencies, as well as private sector organizations, to respond to disasters or emergencies that require a coordinated state response.

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