As Rural Georgia Town Battles Eminent Domain, One Family’s Fight Illustrates The Stakes
As a rural Georgia town fights against a railroad and eminent domain, the Smith family is fighting for control of their land ...
Black Family Continues Fight To Keep Land Despite Court Ruling Railroads Can Take It
A Black family from Sparta, Georgia, continues the fight to save their land after a court ruling allowed a railroad company ...
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[Opinion] The Infuriating Reason Why This Black Georgia Family Must Fight to Reclaim Their Own Property
Blaine and Diane Smith are true evidence of reclaiming Black History, having ownership of up to 600 acres of land their ...
Hanson Spur railway clears legal hurdle amid Sparta landowner's fierce legal fight
The order is yet another blow to Sparta landowners, who are fighting to retain full ownership of properties. Some properties ...
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Hancock County land owners lose battle against railroad company
The Sandersville Railroad, owned by an influential Georgia family, wants to connect the quarry to the CSX railroad at Sparta, allowing products to be shipped widely. Sparta is a mostly Black rural ...
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Sandersville Railroad wins eminent domain ruling
A Fulton County Superior Court judge has upheld a ruling by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) granting Sandersville Railroad Co. the right to take land from several property owners for a ...
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Judge rules Georgia railroad can seize land as landowners vow to fight
A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, rebuffing a challenge that a libertarian group hoped could make it harder to use eminent ...
1 killed in shooting at Family Dollar in Augusta
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says one person has died after a shooting on Wednesday in Augusta.The coroner’s office says they responded to Piedmont Augusta Hospital in reference to a shooting ...