Regulators and a county court have told landowners in one of Georgia’s poorest counties that a railroad should be allowed to use eminent domain to build a new rail spur through parts of their ...

A judge ruled a railroad can use eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest counties to build a spur to serve private businesses, a decision some residents in the railway’s path vowed to appeal.

Georgia Property Owners Battle Railroad Company in Ongoing Eminent Domain Case ATLANTA (AP) — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of ...

A Georgia judge ruled last week that a short line railroad company can use eminent domain to seize land to build a spur line to serve private businesses in one of the state’s poorest ...

ATLANTA — 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 ...

but he's also looking at the $1.5 million economic bump the railroad company says it would provide to one of the poorest counties in Georgia. Still, Smith's coalition's legal team is appealing the ...

Should a Georgia railroad be allowed to force property owners in one of the state's poorest counties to sell portions of their land for a new rail spur to serve private businesses? That question ...

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Sparta residents attend a Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on whether a railroad company can use eminent domain to condemn property in their community, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP ...

ATLANTA (AP) — 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 ...