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Public land in Delta impacted by river flood 

Every year, hunters flock to the Delta to take advantage of some of the best public hunting land in the state offered by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks’ wildlife management areas (WMAs) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. This year, however, hunters are wondering if [...]

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Regions sets debit card fees in bid to offset revenue losses 

In a soon-to-arrive consequence of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Regions Bank in mid-October will begin charging customers in Mississippi and elsewhere a $4 monthly fee for debit card use. The financial services sector has been predicting for the past year that Dodd Frank’s mandated cut in swipe card fees [...]

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Tupelo’s Renasant adds Tuscaloosa to bank expansion roster 

Alabama has growing appeal for Renasant Bank, as the Tupelo-based regional bank followed last year’s expansion into Birmingham with entry into the Tuscaloosa market this week. Renasant’s temporary location will be in the “Fitts” building at 1806 6th St. in downtown Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa marks Renasant’s ninth expansion over the past 12 months. Tuscaloosa adds to [...]

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Renasant enters Atlanta suburbs with purchase of distressed Roswell bank 

Tupelo-based Renasant Corp., parent of Renasant Bank, extended its regional reach with completion of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.-assisted acquisition of troubled American Trust Bank of Roswell, Ga. American Trust’s three suburban Atlanta locations will reopen Monday as Renasant Bank. The acquisition expands the $4.5 billion Renasant to 14 full-service locations in North Georgia, providing [...]

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Renasant opens on Main St. in Columbus 

By Ted Carter Renasant Bank is telling the Great Recession “you’re not the boss of me.” In fact, the recession hasn’t called many shots at all in the Tupelo boardroom of Renasant. The $4.2 billion banking company is ignoring the banking sector slowdown as it completes an acquisition and branch tri-fecta for the year. Renasant, [...]

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