ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, ...

A judge ruled Sandersville Railroad can use eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest counties to build a spur to serve private businesses.

Eminent domain, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is defined as the right of a government or its agent to appropriate private property for public use, with payment of ...

The proposition, projected to cost nearly $3 billion, has generated interest and concern within the local community. The ...

WATKINSVILLE, GA / ACCESS Newswire / February 4, 2025 / Just two years ago, Washington County Regional Medical Center (WCRMC), a 56-bed hospital ...

The Sandersville Police Department says they’re investigating the death of a man who was found dead on Monday.

SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police are investigating the death of a man found unconscious on the ground Monday morning in Sandersville. Officers responded at 7:17 a.m. to a home on Temple ...

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. — A man was found dead in Sandersville on Monday morning, according to a report from the Sandersville Police Department's Facebook page. They say that Gary Smith was found laying on ...

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (WJBF) – The Sandersville Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was found deceased on ...

The case pits a politically connected Georgia railroad against mostly Black property owners, some whose families have ties to their land dating to slavery.

A Fulton County Superior Court judge was sympathetic Tuesday morning to several middle Georgia homeowners whose property has been seized through eminent domain, but was unsure if any legal remedies ...