All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
Oct 5 2016 // Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. and two of its Atlanta subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $513 million to resolve criminal and civil claims accusing the chain of paying kickbacks to steer pregnant Medicaid...
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia.The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
Sep 21 2016 // A main gas line is expected to restart Wednesday with a temporary bypass after a leak and spill in Alabama led to surging fuel prices and some gas shortages across the South, a company official said Tuesday.The roughly...
Sep 13 2016 // A jury has ordered the owners of a metro Atlanta apartment complex to pay $10 million to the family of a resident who was fatally shot last year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports a jury in Clayton County reached...
Sep 12 2016 // Environmental officials say a drought has been declared in north Georgia and metro Atlanta.The Georgia Environmental Protection Division announced in a news release Friday that 53 counties are experiencing severe or...
Sep 2 2016 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is pushing back against a local judge in Georgia’s recommendation to deny the agency a warrant to inspect the Mar-Jac poultry plant in Gainesville for worker-safety...
Aug 29 2016 // Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six children and one adult to escape.Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner spokesman Glenn...
Aug 26 2016 // A flood at a University of West Georgia residence hall has forced students to relocate to a local hotel.The Newnan Times-Herald reports that the on-campus residence hall was flooded Aug. 19 following a sprinkler system...
Aug 24 2016 // Georgia officials are investigating the cause of an accident on Interstate 75 in Bartow County that involved nearly 30 vehicles and sent several people to the hospital with minor injuries.The Georgia Department of...
Aug 22 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has hired Stephanie Bryant as senior claim representative in the Brentwood office. The company also announced it has promoted LaTronya Roberts on...
Aug 12 2016 // An investigation by the Georgia Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division has resulted in the arrest of an agent in Gwinnett County insurance for fraud, according to a statement from Commissioner Ralph Hudgens.Julia...
Aug 10 2016 // Pearl Insurance, a third-party administrator, has expanded its Lawyers Professional Liability program to Florida and Georgia. The program is designed for law firms with one to 35 employees. Pearl Insurance has over 60...
Aug 4 2016 // Members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia (PIA of Georgia) elected Hamilton Tillman serve as president at their annual meeting held at Lake Oconee, Georgia.Tillman is president of Tillman Insurance Agency,...
Aug 2 2016 // Georgia’s ongoing drought – combined with above-average heat – is taking a toll on some crops in the state, authorities said.Crops feeling the effects of the brutal weather include peanuts, corn and hay, WSB...
Jul 29 2016 // A fire that caused heavy damage to the historic courthouse in Macon County, Georgia, is being investigated as a case of arson. WSFA reports that that the Macon County Sheriff’s Office believes the July 9 fire was...
Jul 28 2016 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bb+” of Century Casualty Company in Alpharetta, Ga. The outlook for the FSR remains stable, while...
Jul 25 2016 // Some 48 people were uninjured after a charter bus erupted into flames on an interstate near the Mall of Georgia.Gwinnett Fire spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge says the fire started near the engine compartment toward the back...
Jul 21 2016 // The Central Insurance Companies has promoted David Lee to Regional Marketing manager in the companies’ Southeast Regional Office. A graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Business Administration, Lee...