I don't like that their from a French company, but Michelins are the only tire I've found that hold up to these north Georgia mountains. Every other brand I've tried have been chewed up within a year on these curved roads. I'm going on four years on my last set and they still have good tread.
I am in Huntsville and we have a few around here, too. We had just put new ones on our granddaughter's car a few months before she was in a wreck. Totaled the car and the tires.