Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Blaze Rips Through North Georgia Lumber Business
Oct 26 2020 // A massive fire that started Thursday at a north Georgia lumber facility was expected to take days to burn itself out. North Georgia Hardwoods in Cleveland caught fire before dawn Thursday. The blaze was contained by 7:30...
Georgia County to Pay $1M Fine Over Sewage Leaks to Buy Time for Repairs
Oct 23 2020 // A suburban Atlanta county where leaky pipes keep spilling raw sewage into creeks and rivers would pay a $1.05 million fine to regulators and get seven more years to make repairs under a new proposed federal court...
Omaha National Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage into Connecticut, Georgia
Oct 21 2020 // Omaha National, a workers compensation insurance provider serving small and midsize employers, has expanded its coverage into Connecticut and Georgia. Connecticut and Georgia will be the 11th and 12th states in which Omaha...
Fire Erupts, Homes Evacuated in Georgia Train Derailment
Oct 14 2020 // A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said. The CSX train with about 170 cars, including three...
Removal of Georgia Shipwreck Delayed Again Over Anchor Issue
Oct 12 2020 // An engineering problem has forced another delay before salvage crews can start removing an overturned cargo ship that’s been partially submerged on the Georgia coast for more than a year, officials said last...
Georgia Extends Virus State of Emergency Until November
Oct 5 2020 // Georgia’s governor extended his emergency rules regarding COVID-19 again Wednesday as the state surpassed 7,000 deaths from the respiratory illness. Gov. Brian Kemp extended the underlying state of emergency that...
Georgia Begins Weeklong Crackdown on Distracted Driving
Oct 5 2020 // In an effort to get drivers to keep their eyes on the road while they’re behind the wheel, law enforcement officers in Georgia plan to participate in a statewide crackdown on distracted driving. State and local...
Georgia Diocese Accused of Covering Up Sex Abuse Allegations in Lawsuit
Oct 1 2020 // A lawsuit filed against a diocese in Georgia alleges officials knew about and covered up allegations that a Catholic priest sexually abused young students and failed to prevent the crimes more than 30 years ago. The...
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Sperm Bank to Proceed
Sep 30 2020 // A couple who accused a sperm bank of misrepresenting its process for screening donors and providing incorrect medical and educational history of the donor they selected can proceed with a lawsuit against the sperm bank,...
Police Report $1M in Jewelry Stolen from Georgia Kay Jewelers Store
Sep 30 2020 // Police say $1 million worth of jewelry has been stolen from a store in coastal Georgia. WTOC-TV reports the heist took place before dawn Friday at Kay Jewelers in Hinesville. Officers responded to an alarm at the store,...
Study: 82% of Georgia Farmers Have Seen Decline in Revenue from Pandemic
Sep 29 2020 // A study conducted by the University of Georgia found that 82% of farmers in the state have seen their revenue decline due to the coronavirus pandemic. The findings released this month come from a May survey of more than...
Coast Guard Expert Testifies Heavy Loads Left Cargo Ship Unstable
Sep 23 2020 // A U.S. Coast Guard analysis found that a cargo ship overturned after departing a Georgia seaport because of unstable loading that left its center of gravity too high, making the vessel susceptible to rolling over, an...
Georgia Port Foreman: No Issues Before Cargo Ship Overturned
Sep 18 2020 // A foreman who oversees dock workers at Georgia’s busy shipping terminal for automobiles said Tuesday he saw no problems as hundreds of cars and trucks were loaded onto the cargo ship Golden Ray shortly before the...
Update: Rains from Remnants of Hurricane Sally Wreak Havoc on Southeast States
Sep 17 2020 // GULF SHORES, Ala., Sept 17 – 06:00 PM – The remnants of Hurricane Sally dumped more than a foot of rain over the U.S. Southeast on Thursday, killed at least one person, washed out bridges and roads and left...
Dickey Joins Palomar Insurance in Georgia as Operations Manager
Sep 15 2020 // Palomar Insurance Corp. has added Jeremy Dickey as Operations manager. As a specialist in standardizing, modifying, and expediting systems, his focus will be on improving methods and planning for personal and commercial...
Overturned Ship Removal Process in Georgia to Move Forward with Virus Safeguards
Sep 11 2020 // Workers coming to the Georgia coast to cut apart and remove a giant cargo ship that overturned a year ago will be sequestered at a nearby resort, which will close to the public for up to four months, in an effort to...
Worker Killed in Accident at Georgia Tyson Foods Plant
Sep 8 2020 // A 58-year-old man has died in an industrial accident at a Georgia poultry processing plant. The maintenance worker was killed at the loading dock of the Tyson Foods plant in Vienna on Thursday afternoon, Dooly County...
Georgia Extends COVID-19 Orders as Cases Fall to Lowest Level Since June
Sep 2 2020 // Georgia’s governor is extending the two main executive orders that govern Georgia’s response to COVID-19. Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a 15-day extension of the order that mandates requirements on social...
Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Assets of Georgia-Based National Program Management
Aug 26 2020 // Johnson & Johnson will expand its presence in Georgia by acquiring the assets of National Program Management (NPM) located in Alpharetta. The parties expect the transaction to close Sept. 1, 2020. National Program...
Lloyd’s Gets to Keep $3 Million Because FDIC Waited Too Long to Collect
Aug 25 2020 // Lloyd’s of London does not have to pay the U.S. government’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. $3 million in judgment interest because the FDIC waited too long —18 months after a final judgment — to try to...
