I’m just a farmer in their way,” says Georgia producer Jeff Melin. “Force me to sell, take my land, and fly in the ...
A group of rural Georgia landowners is appealing a state board’s approval of a railroad’s plan to force the sale of their land to build a spur that will serve private businesses. The case represents ...
Pecan trees more than a century old have already been removed.
Georgia’s data center surge is forcing new power lines, sparking homeowner backlash and eminent domain concerns in Fayette, ...
A lawyer representing several Hancock County property owners asked the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday to overturn a hearing officer’s recommendation to let Sandersville Railroad Co.
ATLANTA — A hearing began Monday in an eminent domain battle that involves one of rural Georgia’s poorest areas but could have implications for property law across the state and nation. At stake is ...
'We've had to fight to keep this land. It's always somebody coming in trying to bamboozle you out of it.' On Feb. 4, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig L. Schwall Sr. ruled that despite the ...
Benjamin Tarbutton III, the president of the Sandersville Railroad, testifies on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, during a Public Service Commission hearing in Atlanta. The railroad is seeking permission to ...
ATLANTA -- A hearing began last week in an eminent domain battle that involves one of rural Georgia's poorest areas but could have implications for property law across the state and nation. At stake ...
ATLANTA — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest areas. After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the Georgia ...