Cobb County public officials are providing tips to residents in order to keep them safe throughout the busy holiday season. Crowds are expected to grow significantly over the next few weeks as people do their holiday shopping, take children to visit Santa and prepare their home for the holidays. Shop With Others One suggestion made [...]
Sumter County Fire and Rescue in Sumter County, Georgia recently took delivery of two new tankers manufactured by Fouts Brothers in Smyrna, Georgia. Each tanker is a 3,000-gallon capacity 2015 Kenworth, allowing fire fighters to deliver large amounts of water from a water source to a fire scene without the need for hydrants. The two [...]
As part of The Branding Project’s “Winter Wonderland,” Marietta’s first ice rink will open in Glover Park on Friday, November 20, 2015. The Branding Project is the organization that promotes Marietta Square. Winter Wonderland incudes Santa Claus, Santa’s workshop, a multi-story Christmas tree and will be the site of a New Year’s Eve Party. Texting [...]
Firefighters say that smoke detectors and good building materials saved the lives of a Smyrna family after an explosion on November 3, 2015. A fire broke out in the family home on Haven Park Circle after an explosion in the garage. Awakened by Fire Alarm According to Billy Chen, the homeowner, he awoke when the [...]
A contingency from Marietta that included Mayor Steve Tumlin and members of city council traveled to Burke County to check on the nuclear power generating Plant Vogle near Waynesboro, which the city invested in along with 48 other communities. Plants 1 and 2 have been completed while Plants 3 and 4 are still under construction. [...]
According to a report released recently, Cobb County and its six cities issued the fewest building permits of the year in September. However, officials say that there is no reason for concern regarding the drop in permits issued as construction often slows during this time of year. Construction is Seasonal Dana Johnson, Director of Community [...]
During the first nine months of 2014, the Georgia Department of Insurance announced that they received more than $4.7 million from auto insurance companies. These are the direct results of the mediation efforts of the department. Complaints Given Serious Consideration Since January 2014, the Consumer Services Division has answered over 6,000 complaints and assisted consumers [...]
In almost every state, including Georgia, lawmakers have made car insurance mandatory. Those caught without insurance risk losing their driver's license and may have issues keeping their job. According to a report from the Consumer Federation of America, a low-income driver has a difficult time receiving affordable insurance, even with a clean driving record. Auto [...]
Most parents cannot wait until the day their teen acquires his or her driver's license because it relieves them from dropping their kids off and picking them up. The older the teen becomes, the later the hours that they stay out, which means the later the parents have to stay awake. According to a report [...]
Insurance fraud refers to an intentional act performed to attain payment from auto insurance companies. It is estimated that insurance fraud costs companies an annual $80 billion. Companies have a difficult time detecting fraud due to the surreptitious nature of fraud. This crime drives up the cost for all consumers in the industry. Con artists [...]
