Many gas stations in Southwest Georgia have been fined for price-gouging their gasoline during hurricanes in previous years. Joe Doyle, Administrator of the Georgia Governors Office of Consumer Affairs announced that settlements have finally been reached as a result of the investigations into the price-gouging. Investigations began September 12, 2008 as a result of Governor Sonny Perdue’s Executive Order.

During a declared state of emergency, price controlled statutes are activated. Any goods or services that protect the health, safety or property of citizens are not to be sold at a higher price than what it would have been sold for before the declared state of emergency. Exceptions to this law are allowed but only if the business is able to document that they experienced and increase in cost of the good or services.

The Georgia Governors Office of Consumer Affairs received nearly 2000 complaints pertaining price-gouging or gas shortages. Ninety-one of the cases have been resolved with  sixty-five of them being found guilty of price-gouging and twenty-six not found guilty. Among the sixty-five stations that have been fined, thirteen of them are in Southwest Georgia. 

• Granny's Country Store, 316 Smith Ave., Thomasville, Georgia - Restitution plus $6,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and L&G Food Mart #2, L&G Food Mart #3, and L&G Food Mart #4
• L&G Food Mart #2, 401 North Madison Street, Thomasville, Georgia – Restitution plus $6,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Granny's Country Store, L&G Food Mart #3, and L&G Food Mart #4
• L&G Food Mart #3, 107 Albany Road, Thomasville, Georgia – Restitution plus $6,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Granny's Country Store, L&G Food Mart #2, and L&G Food Mart #4
• L&G Food Mart #4 (Shell), 1250 U.S. Highway 84-E, Cairo, Georgia – Restitution plus $6,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Granny's Country Store, L&G Food Mart #3, and L&G Food Mart #2
• Hud's Mini Mart #2, 995 U.S. Highway 84-E, Cairo, Georgia – Restitution plus $4,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Hud's Mini Mart #3
• Hud's Mini Mart #3, 2499 U.S. Highway 319 S, Thomasville, Georgia – Restitution plus $4,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Hud's Mini Mart #2
• Tank & Tummy's, 233 West Railroad Street, Pelham, Georgia - Restitution plus $250 fine
• Mr. Pipps, 412 East Third Street, Donalsonville, Georgia – Restitution plus $4,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Mr. Pipps of Bainbridge listed below
• Mr. Pipps, 875 Colquitt Highway, Bainbridge, Georgia – Restitution plus $4,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Mr. Pipps of Donalsonville listed above
• Quick Buys #118, 208 South Broad Street, Cairo, Georgia – Restitution plus $5,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and the Citgo station of Thomasville, Georgia listed below
• Citgo, North Pinetree and Country Line Road, Thomasville, Georgia – Restitution plus $5,000 fine, which was assessed jointly against this station and Quick Buys #118 of Cairo listed above  
• Bishop's Travel Center, 7827 Tallahassee Highway, Attapulgus, Georgia - Restitution plus $3,000 fine
• J&P Shop & Stop, 630 West Jackson Street, Thomasville, Georgia – Restitution plus $700 fine