With hurricane Ida churning in the Gulf of Mexico, Georgia residents should make preparations for possible severe weather. There are several simple steps you can take now to protect your property and ease the process if you have to file an insurance claim after the storm. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine offers some good reminders.

Update 11am: All roads and businesses are now reopened.  Clean-up is in process.  Investigators are still not sure what caused the vapors to come from a truck at the Pilot station but are looking into several possibilities.  One person was injured when the incident occured early this morning.  That person was treated at an area hospital and has already been released. 

Update 7am: All roads are open now but authorities still suggest you avoid the area.

HazMat and fire crews are on the scene of a possible hazardous leak at the Pilot gas station at the intersection of Highway 21 and I-95 in Effingham County.

Authorities say they’re looking for a former Aspen resident after a bomb scare effectively shut down this resort town on New Year’s Eve, one of its busiest nights of the year.