Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Brentwood Services Administrators Hires Greene as Senior Claim Representative in Georgia
Nov 30 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. has hired Stephanie Greene as a senior claim representative in the DeKalb County office in Stone Mountain, Ga., according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief executive officer of...
Hurricane Cleanup Costs Rise in County Along Georgia’s Coast
Nov 23 2016 // Cleanup costs keep rising in Chatham County, along Georgia’s coast, in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The latest estimate of the funds needed to recover from damage in unincorporated parts of the county is now more...
Burn Bans Enacted Over Much of Dry Southeast as Fires Continue
Nov 17 2016 // As drought-stressed forests burn across much of the South – including a blaze scorching a Manhattan-sized area of north Georgia – some traditional outdoor activities are now banned. Starting campfires, lighting...
Search is on For Suspects Behind Southeast Wildfires, 2 Arrested in Kentucky
Nov 14 2016 // A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town’s police chief said Friday. Meanwhile, a Georgia sheriff appealed for help...
Wildfires Rage Throughout Southeast States, Arson Suspected
Nov 14 2016 // Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities. The fires – many of them suspected arsons – have...
University of Georgia Settles Hazardous Waste Violations with EPA for $400K
Nov 14 2016 // The University of Georgia will spend more than $400,000 after federal inspectors found dozens of safety violations in the way it handles hazardous waste. Under a “consent agreement and final order” with the...
Removal of Hurricane Debris in Savannah, Georgia Could Go Into 2017
Nov 8 2016 // Southeast Georgia residents are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Matthew of debris removal that may last well into next year. The Savannah Morning News reports that city officials in Savannah are asking residents to...
USI Expands In Georgia With Acquisition of Atlanta-Based Johnson & Bryan
Nov 4 2016 // USI Insurance Services has completed its transaction to purchase Johnson & Bryan, a leading retail property-casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. This transaction will...
Alabama Pipeline Explosion Update: 1 Death Reported, Pipeline to Restart Saturday
Nov 2 2016 // This story is an update to an earlier one updating the worker injuries and one fatality. The owner of the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline said it may resume service on its gasoline line at noon local time Saturday after an...
Georgia Orders Property Insurers to Report Hurricane Matthew Claims Data
Nov 2 2016 // The Georgia Department of Insurance is ordering all insurers operating in the state to report claims information related to Hurricane Matthew. The storm, which began its path through Georgia starting Oct. 7, is estimated...
Drought in Southeast States Wreaking Havoc on Crops, Increasing Fire Risk
Oct 31 2016 // Six months into a deepening drought, the weather is killing crops, threatening cattle and sinking lakes to their lowest levels in years across much of the South. The very worst conditions – what forecasters call...
Search Is On for Arsonist Responsible for Series of Fires in Georgia
Oct 28 2016 // Authorities believe an arsonist was responsible for a series of fires in Floyd County that damaged two homes and forced dozens of others to be evacuated. News outlets report that at least four brush fires stretched along...
Georgia Estimates $90M in Insured Losses From Hurricane Matthew
Oct 21 2016 // The Georgia Department of Insurance (GADOI) has released preliminary estimates of insured losses in the state from Hurricane Matthew. In a statement issued Thursday, GADOI said more than 30,000 claims have been reported...
Georgia-Based Trucking Co. Ordered Off the Road After Numerous Safety Violations
Oct 18 2016 // A trucking company that was recently involved in an explosion while hauling automobile air bag inflators was ordered to take its vehicles off the road Oct. 7 by federal regulators who said they found a long list of serious...
Hurricane Matthew Devastates Georgia Pecan, Cotton Crops
Oct 17 2016 // Georgia’s top agriculture official says Hurricane Matthew hit the state’s pecan and cotton farmers hard. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black says he toured farms in three counties this week following...
Georgia Man Accused of Staging Car Theft in North Carolina
Oct 13 2016 // A Georgia man was arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly staging a car theft in North Carolina, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Jeremy Joseph Keeton, 29, of Columbus, Ga...
Residents in Areas Not Hard Hit by Matthew Question Evacuation Orders
Oct 12 2016 // Maureen Miller was among the 2 million people ordered to evacuate coastal areas in the Southeast ahead of Hurricane Matthew. Her family and their dog spent two nights in a hotel and struggled through police roadblocks to...
North Carolina Prepares for More Flooding in Wake of Matthew
Oct 11 2016 // Anthony Writebol, left, and his cousin, Melissa Hill paddle past a stranded tractor trailer on Hwy 211 in Lumberton, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. They were heading to meet friends who were going to let them stay after their...
Hurricane Matthew Smashed Haiti Villages; Death Count Near 900
Oct 9 2016 // Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti before plowing northward on Saturday just off the southeast U.S. coast where it caused major flooding and widespread power outages. The...
Hurricane Matthew Forces Millions to Evacuate Along Southeast Coast
Oct 7 2016 // Millions of people in the U.S. southeast were ordered to flee as Hurricane Matthew, set to become the strongest storm to hit the country since 2005, headed toward Florida’s East Coast after leaving hundreds dead in...
