The First is now The Renasant Bank

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello residents will soon see an old bank sporting a new sign, emblematic of an ever-changing corporate culture and rebranding trend.    What once was Farmers & Merchants Bank (FMB), then The First, is now the Renasant as a result of the recent merger of the Renasant Corporation and The First Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of The First, which itself absorbed FMB several years ago. The issue came up at the Monticello City Council on Tuesday,