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First Community Bancshares: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 23, 2024 17:03 PM EST

BLUEFIELD, Va. (AP) — BLUEFIELD, Va. (AP) — First Community Bancshares Inc. (FCBC) on Tuesday reported net income of $11.8 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Bluefield, Virginia, said it had earnings of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and...

Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying

Jan. 19, 2024 21:52 PM EST

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Many students at a historically Black college in Missouri returned from Christmas break this week dressed in black, mourning the suicide of a beloved administrator who had alleged bullying and racism by the school's white president. Known for keeping her...