Hanson Quarry News Today

An officer with the Georgia Public Service Commission says a private company can take land from 18 property owners in Sparta.

The Georgia Public Service Commission ruled in favor of the railroad in an eminent domain case in Hancock County.

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to determine if a private company can take land from 18 property owners.

The Sandersville Railroad Company filed an amended petition for the state to allow them to get more land in Hancock County, but landowners say they're not giving in.

For roughly 100 years, the Smith family in Sparta have owned and farmed nearly 500 acres of land, which they say is now threatened by a powerful railroad firm.

A coalition of families has joined with the Institute for Justice to fight a private railroad's demand that it take their lane.

North Wales Police released a statement on social media regarding the abnormal load that will pass through Flintshire on Tuesday, March 15. 

It took two hours for Oriskany Falls fire crews to rescue a 15-year-old who got stuck in the mud in the Hanson Quarry on Saturday afternoon.

A 15-year-old is lucky to be alive after falling into a pit of mud and loose dirt at the Hanson Quarry off of Route 12b in Marshall, New York on February 12, 2022.

A 15-year-old is lucky to be alive after falling into a pit of mud and loose dirt at the Hanson Quarry off of Route 12b in Marshall, New York on February 12, 2022.