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By Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner Alduha Leon and Jared Sanders, roommates at Savannah State University , dined on hot dogs in their apartment on Thanksgiving Day of their sophomore year. They had decided to skip feasting with family in Atlanta to pick up extra hours at their airport jobs loading luggage onto planes. Payday wasn’t until Friday, though, and Leon only had $5 left on his food stamps card . During the three years they spent at Savannah State , Sanders and Leon struggled to pay their tuition, fees and living expenses. They accumulated more than $50,000 in loans between the two of them, despite working up to 40 hours a week. After exhausting themselves working late or overnight shifts so they wouldn’t have to miss class, and finding their grades suffering, they dropped out in 2015, joining a growing pool of Georgians who have debt but no degree. More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities bet...

Regions › Southwest Virginia April 27, 2017  |  Print this page by Tim Thornton Marion is seeing an apartment boom. Photo courtesy The Town of Marion For nearly a century, Marion College sat on Marion’s Main Street. It closed in 1967. For much of the 20th century, R.T. Greer and Co. was a national leader in crude botanicals — roots and herbs collected and sold to pharmaceutical companies — and Marion was the center of Greer’s operations. But the business shrank as drug companies turned to other ingredients. Greer was gone by 1968. Textile companies in Marion also provided steady employment for decades, but by the early 1990s many of those jobs had disappeared. Town Manager Bill Rush says Marion “took some blows,” but it didn’t fall. One of the town’s old sewing factories is about to be converted into an apartment building. The old herb warehouse is, too. Two other downtown buildings have been or are about to be transformed into apartments. Ken Heath, executive director of Mar...

Atlantic Station apartment s for rent are amid a bustling area of Atlanta. The urban landscape surrounding your new abode is comprised of myriad businesses, highways, colleges and parks. You and your family will surely never lack for things to do during the weekends or evenings when you look to either relax and kick back or seek action and adventure. To get a feel for the local flavor of your new community, you can stop into the nearby watering hole , the Central City Tavern . There, you' ll undoubtedly encounter a warm environment and an eclectic clientele that ranges from college students grabbing a libation after class to locals who are looking unwind after along day at the office. If you want to grab a bite to eat after you've finished your drink, head to one of the close-by restaurants that are within walking distance of your Atlantic Station apartment . Grab a slice at Mama Niki's PIzza or feast on some south-of-the-border cuisine at Salsa Havana.  If you want to s...