Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Driver Arrested in Connection with 4-Car Wreck on Georgia Interstate
Apr 3 2008 // Police arrested a man they believe caused a four-car accident in Georgia that killed two children and two adults and injured four others. Cody Rhoden, 20, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday just before midnight, a...
Georgia Hospital Destroyed by Tornado Opens Full Service Facility
Apr 1 2008 // A small town Georgia hospital destroyed by a tornado a little more than a year ago is ready to open its doors again. Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Ga., will offer the full gamut of hospital services – from...
4 Georgia Teens Charged in Arson of Vacant Building in Tennessee
Mar 26 2008 // Chattanooga fire investigators arrested four juvenile girls from Georgia on charges of setting fire to a vacant building. A Fire Department statement said no one was injured in the March 20 fire at the former Old Narrow...
Georgia Woman Wins $8.8 Million against Jacksonville Hospital
Mar 26 2008 // A Jacksonville, Fla. hospital must pay $8.8 million in a malpractice suit filed by a diabetic Georgia woman who says the hospital didn’t administer insulin. The jury awarded the money to Shirlyn Gallagher of...
Bush Declares Additional Georgia Counties as Disaster Areas
Mar 24 2008 // President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for six more Georgia counties in response to the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state this month. This list now includes Bartow, Burke, DeKalb, Floyd,...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Georgia Gov. Tallies Damage, Presidential Disaster Declaration Issued
Mar 21 2008 // As Atlanta continues to clean debris away from downtown streets after a devastating tornado pummeled the southern capital last week, Gov. Sonny Perdue tallied damages in a letter to the president, requesting federal...
Officials Assess Impact of Tornado Damage to Downtown Atlanta
Mar 18 2008 // Many Atlanta streets were closed and some traffic lights were still out Monday morning because of a tornado that ripped a path of destruction through the city’s core. Commuters to downtown were encouraged to stay...
Weather Service Confirms Tornado Hit Northwest Georgia
Mar 18 2008 // The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado caused the turbulent weather in northwest Georgia that left two people dead. Meteorologist Frank Taylor says the tornado touched down at 12:25 p.m. on March 15, at the...
Georgia Governor Asks Bush to Expedite Disaster Declaration
Mar 18 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked President George Bush for an expedited major disaster declaration to assist Atlanta and Fulton County with recovery efforts in the wake of storms that hit the city last week. If approved,...
Tornado, Storms Slam Atlanta, Gov. Declares State of Emergency
Mar 17 2008 // A severe weather system moved into Georgia March 14 resulting in numerous injuries and major destruction and damage to areas of Atlanta and Fulton County, Ga. The system produced one tornado, injuring at least 20 people...
Georgia Investigators Look for Cause of Fire that Displaced 25 Families
Mar 17 2008 // Georgia investigators are trying to determine the cause of an apartment fire in Augusta in which one firefighter sustained minor injuries. About 25 families have been displaced by the fire that damaged multiple units in...
Jury Awards $20 Million to California Couple in Asbestos Case
Mar 14 2008 // A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to a couple who was alledgedly exposed to asbestos by construction materials sold by Atlanta-based Georgia Pacific Corp. Joan and Daniel Mahoney filed the suit in 2006, after...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner: Consumers Lose if Law Passes
Mar 11 2008 // Geogia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine expressed “profound disappointment” last week after auto insurance rates legislation (Senate Bill 276), as amended by the House, passed both bodies of the Georgia...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Georgia Storms Caused $15 Million Damage
Mar 10 2008 // Thunderstorms and tornadoes that raced into Georgia last week of February caused about $15 million damage to some 1,300 homes, a state official said. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine earlier estimated insured losses to...
Insurers Weigh-in on Georgia Auto Reform Measure
Mar 7 2008 // Taking a major step toward a more competitive auto market, the Georgia General Assembly passed a measure Thursday allowing file and use for private passenger auto rates above the mandated minimum liability limits,...
Critics Fear Measure Could Spike Georgia Insurance Rates
Mar 5 2008 // A Georgia House committee approved a measure Monday that would bar officials from reviewing auto insurance rates before they are applied, spurring a warning from Georgia’s insurance commissioner that it could lead to...
Georgia: Firefighters Arrested and Charged in Irwin County Arson Case
Mar 5 2008 // Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine said four additional arrests have been made in a serial arson case involving Irwinville volunteer firefighters, and additional charges have been filed against the...
100-Year-Old Baptist Church in Georgia Burns to Ground
Mar 3 2008 // State fire investigators were sifting through the charred remains of a central Georgia church that burned to the ground. “The only thing standing is the face of the church,” McIntyre, Ga., police Sgt. Bernard...
