Paper mill champion honored in highway rededication ceremony

  • State Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, speaks to the relatives of John W. Campbell as they and other attendees rededicate County Road 216 in Palatka in Campbell’s honor Friday morning.
    State Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, speaks to the relatives of John W. Campbell as they and other attendees rededicate County Road 216 in Palatka in Campbell’s honor Friday morning.
  • Government officials stand with the family of John W. Campbell after a ceremony to rededicate County Road 216 in Palatka in his honor.
    Government officials stand with the family of John W. Campbell after a ceremony to rededicate County Road 216 in Palatka in his honor.
  • Matt Buckles, the Rotary Club of Palatka member who suggested the rededication, speaks to the crowd while standing next to Campbell’s memorial.
    Matt Buckles, the Rotary Club of Palatka member who suggested the rededication, speaks to the crowd while standing next to Campbell’s memorial.
Family members, government officials and civic club members celebrated the rededication of a county road named in honor of a man who was instrumental to Georgia-Pacific having a plant in Palatka. A…

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