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Suntrust Raises Minimums, Prepares To Settle Discrimination Complaint

ATLANTA (AP) —Atlanta-based SunTrust is joining other competitors that are requiring higher minimum deposits on basic checking accounts to avoid paying fees. The changes go into effect Aug. 24 and affect customers who have Everyday […]

WAOK-AM–2012/06/08

UGA President Gets $2 Million Upon Retiring

ATLANTA (AP) — The state Board of Regents has approved a more than $2 million salary package for the five years after University of Georgia President Michael Adams retires. The board approved the package at […]

WAOK-AM–2012/05/09

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Atlanta Public Schools Plans To Shed 350 Positions

ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta Public Schools plans to shed 350 positions next year and order two employee furlough days as it attempts to cut about $47 million from its budget. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the school district […]

WAOK-AM–2012/05/01

State Board Approves Albany State Nursing Program

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) – The Georgia Board of Nursing has granted approval for a nursing program at Albany State University, the state’s only historically black university with such a program. The Albany Herald reports (http://bit.ly/IRbWb0) that the […]

WAOK-AM–2012/04/19

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Cobb County Might Lay Off 200 Teachers

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Cobb County school board members have been told the system might have to lay off 200 teachers to ease a budget deficit. The Marietta Daily Journal reports that school board members […]

WAOK-AM–2012/04/13

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School Systems Target Bus Service For Cuts

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Rising fuel costs and shrinking budgets have led many Georgia school systems to reduce school bus service, including the number of stops. School bus stops are farther apart in districts where service has […]

WAOK-AM–2012/04/09