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Mar

2026

Opinion: Going Back Home Doesn’t Always Mean Going Back to Yourself

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designed from Veli Rehanne from Canva. For those who leave and return, it feels like meeting a stranger, the person who left is no longer there and the place just another unfamiliar stop along the way. At a certain point in the life of a person who has built a reality abroad, a realization comes that is like a crash. It doesn't happen the moment she steps off the plane, or when she starts using a language she knows again; it can happen all of a sudden or grow slowly. It happened to her in a bar, one of those…

Jan

2026

By Shaniece McGhee

Advice before buying a house: Start preparing now

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photo courtesy of Pavel Danilyuk on pexels.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A free homebuyer seminar at the EXIT Garth Realty Tuesday evening offered guidance for potential homebuyers from local bankers who shared helpful tips for college students and young adults planning for their future. “Prepare now,” said Renasant mortgage banker Barbara Williams. “Save what you can afford, even if it’s just $50 a week.” A main takeaway from the seminar was the importance of starting early. Williams said to attendees that they do not need to be ready to buy a home today to begin preparing. Saving small amounts over time…