Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Preliminary Storm Damage Estimate at $40M
Mar 7 2012 // Georgia’s state insurance commissioner said the estimate to repair damage from Friday’s storms has hit $40 million in insured losses. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a statement Tuesday the figure is...
Georgia Woman Files Harassment Claim Against Paul Deen Restaurant
Mar 7 2012 // The former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by Paula Deen claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment rife with sexual innuendo, physical intimidation and...
Small Towns in Southeast Hit Hard by Tornadoes
Mar 5 2012 // Residents of towns throughout the Southeast are recovering from the shock of last Friday’s severe storms and tornadoes. Along with pubic and insurance officials, they are beginning to assess the damage from the...
Georgia Disaster Training Site Replicates New Orleans’ 9th Ward
Feb 17 2012 // Work is under way on what might be one of the most unique construction projects ever done in Middle Georgia. For years, the whisper of the wind around vacant buildings has been about the only thing to be heard at the...
Family of Slain Girl Sues Georgia Apartment Complex
Feb 16 2012 // The family of a 7-year-old girl who was slain is accusing managers of her apartment complex of failing to properly check the background of a maintenance man who later confessed to killing her. The Atlanta...
Georgia Fire Damages 23 Cars
Feb 14 2012 // Investigators in Georgia said 23 cars were damaged as high winds fueled a fire that spread to a car lot north of Atlanta. WSB-TV reported that firefighters discovered the flames at US Auto Sales in Forsyth County Sunday...
Georgia’s Warm, Dry Weather Could Bring Busy Wildfire Season
Feb 9 2012 // With forecasters predicting an early spring in southeast Georgia, forestry officials are gearing up for what could be an early start to a fire season they fear could be a repeat of 2011. Three large fires torched nearly...
Georgia Jury Awards $2.3M in Kroger Case
Feb 6 2012 // A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Georgia Jury Awards $2.3 Million in Kroger Customer’s Suit
Jan 30 2012 // A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Many Georgia Day Cares Fail to Meet Safety Standards: Report
Jan 24 2012 // Almost 2,500 day care programs in Georgia have failed to meet the state’s standards for children’s health and safety at least once in the past four years, according to an analysis of internal records obtained...
Sutter Joins Georgia’s TBM Agency
Jan 19 2012 // Preston Sutter has joined Atlanta insurance agency Tanner, Ballew and Maloof Inc. as an account executive. He will be involved with developing and servicing new risk management and insurance clients for the firm. Sutter...
Georgia Man Sent to Prison for Killing Insurance Agent
Jan 11 2012 // A Savannah man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing an insurance agent during a robbery. The Savannah Morning News reported that 41-year-old Pedro Walker was given two consecutive life...
French Broker Gras Savoye Receives License to Operate in Georgia
Jan 10 2012 // France’s Gras Savoye, which is closely associated with Willis, announced that it has received a license to commence brokerage operations in Georgia (the country – not the state), as part of its initiative to expand...
Tornado Causes $1.8M Damage to Georgia Businesses
Jan 2 2012 // A week after a tornado struck northwest Georgia, an examination of damage has resulted in losses estimated at $1.82 million in the Rome area. Floyd County Emergency Management Agency Director Scotty Hancock said two-thirds...
New Georgia Law Requires Safety Features on Golf Carts
Dec 29 2011 // Golf cart owners in Georgia will soon have stricter requirements to follow if they plan to drive their carts on roadways. A new law taking effect Jan. 1 creates a separate classification of personal transportation vehicles...
Air Force Building in Georgia Clears the Air for Workplace Safety
Dec 22 2011 // A year ago, Building 169 at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia was the epicenter of the base’s troubles with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An inspection of the building by OSHA investigators found...
Appalachian Underwriters Receives New Endorsement in Georgia
Nov 30 2011 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) will be the exclusively endorsed workers’ compensation provider for the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia. This organization includes 660 member agencies. AUI will utilize...
Judge Orders Georgia Tornado-Damaged Hotel Demolished
Nov 29 2011 // A city judge in the northwest Georgia town of Ringgold has ordered a tornado-ravaged hotel to be torn down. Judge Gene Lowery said in a hearing last week that the Baymont Inn & Suites is an eyesore and must be...
Georgia Jury Awards $9.85 Million in Child’s Drowning
Nov 23 2011 // A Gwinnett County jury has awarded $9.85 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by parents of a 2-year-old who died from drowning in a daycare facility in Buford. The child’s parents, Kemi Green and...
Georgia to Get Earthquake Monitors
Nov 22 2011 // Researchers in a nationwide study of earthquakes will soon place instruments beneath the Georgia red clay and in other eastern states as they seek to learn more about what causes them and where they might...
