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Food banks to lose thousands in food donations from Food Lion closings
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Jan 25In just a few weeks, several Food Lion grocery stores will close for good.This will leave employees looking for new jobs, shoppers for a new grocery store, but the closings will also impact struggling families and those who help. »
Students protest violence, bullying at Occupy Cross Creek
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Jan 21Friday was the final day of a week-long campaign at Cross Creek High School. Students wore camouflage to protest violence and bullying on campus and in the community. »
Man arrested for stealing metal from a local community center
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Jan 20Zander Wheeler,19, of Toms Court was arrested for the connection with a metal theft at The Henry R. Brigham Community Center at 2463 Golden Camp Rd. »
State Patrol chopper base to be moved to Augusta
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Jan 18Authorities say a Georgia State Patrol helicopter based in Thomson soon will have a new hangar and pad at Augusta Regional Airport. »
One person injured in fight Sprint Store on Gordon Hwy
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Jan 17Richmond County deputies are on the scene of a fight at the Sprint store on Gordon Highway, at Barton Chapel Road. »
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Consumer Desperation Index falls to 95
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Jan 23I love December. Christmas. Good tidings to you and all of your friends. And, for the second year in a row, the Consumer Desperation Index falls. It does my heart good to see less fraud going on, as far a check cashing goes, during the holidays. Pe... »
Why Banks Shun 30 Million Americans
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Jan 10Christian Science Monitor | 06 Jan 2012 | 09:51 AM ET As read on CNBC. They are 30 million consumers, representing a quarter of U.S. households, who earn a collective $1.3 trillion a year. But banks don’t want to serve them, because they lose money. An... »
Regions pursues unbanked
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Dec 30Fee-based services like check cashing offered to those without accounts. J. Scott Trubey – Staff, Atlanta Journal Constitution Regions Bank, the sixth-largest bank in metro Atlanta, is pursuing revenue from services long ceded to Walmart and the so-cal... »
November Desperation Index rises to 110
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Dec 21The Consumer Desperation Index increased in November to 110, and is up 7 points from a year ago. This trend is not good. This is the first time in seven months that the index was HIGHER than last year at the same time. The constant creep up is somewh... »
Regions rolls out check-cashing, other services
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Dec 20Bank seeing early returns from program aiming at unbanked, underbanked Published December 19, 2011 by Geert De Lombaerde Looking to make inroads with people who have long eschewed traditional banking services, Regions Bank has brought to market a line ... »