Renasant acquires Heritage Bank of the South

TUPELO, MS -- Mississippi-based regional bank Renasant Corp. will acquire Georgia-based Heritage Financial Group, the parent of Heritage Bank of the South for $258 million in stock. The banks announced the merger Wednesday. The merger…

Metro Valdosta Unemployment 7.2%

VALDOSTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for October was 7.2 percent, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 7.6 percent in September. The rate in October of…