Lawmakers say data loss is keeping hurricane-harmed Georgia farmers from insurance payments

By: Ross Williams

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 1,351

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene unleashed flooding and fierce winds across the South, some Georgia farmers say they still haven’t received compensation for damages, despite efforts from both sides of the political aisle.

Newman Pryor remembers the night the storm hit. He runs Pryor farms, growing pecans and row crops across four east Georgia counties: Screven, Effingham, Bulloch and Jenkins.

“It was much scarier than we anticipated it to be because they predicted …

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