Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ga. Town Bucks Fireworks Ban, Plans Display Despite Drought
Jun 20 2007 // The annual Fourth of July fireworks display in Roswell, Ga., will proceed as planned – barring a return of extremely dry conditions – the fire chief told the city council Monday night. “It’s raining...
Main Street America Reveals New Rating Program in Georgia
Jun 15 2007 // The Main Street America Group unveiled a new rating program designed to provide greater pricing flexibility for the super regional property-casualty carrier’s new Personal Auto policies. Personal Auto MVP...
Georgia Gov. Authorizes Funding to Improve Highway Safety
Jun 14 2007 // In the name of automobile safety and traffic flow issues, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a $192 million contract for the long-anticipated reconstruction of the Interstate...
Ga. Drought Damaging Crops, Jacking Up Irrigation Expenses
Jun 8 2007 // The sky above Randy Scarbor’s south Georgia cantaloupe fields was overcast, but the clouds were from massive wildfires to the east. May 2007 set records for dry conditions in Georgia. Across the main crop-producing...
Ratings Roundup: Jefferson; Southern Guaranty; Professionals Direct
Jun 6 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to New York-based Jefferson Insurance Company. The outlook is stable, in line with that...
Ga. Governor Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration
Jun 5 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue sent a letter to the president requesting an emergency declaration for all 21 Georgia counties impacted by the continual widespread threat of drought and wildfires that has consumed more than 490,000...
BB&T Insurance Buying Georgia’s Reese Agency
May 30 2007 // BB&T Insurance Services said it plans to expand its metro Atlanta operation with the acquisition of Reese Insurance Associates Inc. of Riverdale, Ga. Reese provides both commercial and personal property and casualty...
Ga. Gov. Releases $7 Million to Fight Southeast Georgia Wildfires
May 22 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue issued an executive order that allocates $7 million in unspent state funds to fight the wildfires in southeast Georgia. The fires have burned over 130,000 acres in Georgia. “These additional funds...
Wildfires take major toll in Georgia, Florida
May 21 2007 // Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them...
Spring wildfires, floods wreak havoc from coast to coast
May 21 2007 // Nature’s fury made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest. And...
Wildfires take major toll
May 21 2007 // Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them...
News Currents
May 21 2007 // Spring wildfires, floods wreak havoc from coast to coast Inmates from the Georgia Department of Corrections use Class A foam and rakes Tuesday, May 1, 2007 to extinguish the remains of a fire in Waycross, Ga. As part of a...
Hundreds of Florida Wildfire Evacuees Still Waiting to Go Home
May 16 2007 // Higher winds were expected to fan the flames of the large fire burning in southeast Georgia and Florida on Monday. The wildfire that raced through the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia and into Florida was started by...
Wildfires Burn More than 330,000 Acres in Georgia, Florida
May 14 2007 // Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them...
Spring Wildfires, Floods Wreak Havoc from Coast to Coast
May 11 2007 // Nature’s fury made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest. And...
Ga. Commissioner Charges Columbus Agent with Fraud
May 8 2007 // A Columbus, Ga., insurance agent has been charged with three counts of insurance fraud for allegedly keeping premiums paid to her for property and taxicab liability coverage instead of forwarding the payments to an...
Gov. Perdue Signs Bill Limiting Asbestos Lawsuits in Georgia
May 3 2007 // Only those who’ve become sick through exposure to asbestos would be able to sue companies that used the material, under a bill signed into law by Ga. Gov. Sonny Perdue. The new law would require a person filing a...
Gov. Perdue Declares State of Emergency in Southeast Georgia
May 3 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue today issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency in 21 counties in southeast Georgia. The affected counties face severe drought conditions, which have created an extreme and widespread...
Ga. Firefighters Struggle to Extinguish Spot Fires Near Wildifre
May 1 2007 // Several rural homes were evacuated in southeastern Georgia after spot fires ignited across a highway from a massive wildfire, and firefighters struggled to put them out before they could spread in the miles of tinder-dry...
Additional Federal Funds Approved For Southeast Georgia Wildfires
Apr 30 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue said additional federal funds were authorized to assist in fighting the “Kneeknocker Fire” that has flared up again in Georgia’s Brantley County, just outside the city limits of...
