Chatsworth, Ga., November 16, 2023 – First National Community Bank (FNCB) will be a Bronze Sponsor of the City of Dallas 4^th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on November 25, 2023, from 3pm to 7pm, located at Main Street Dallas. The Bank will proudly supply the cookies given to the community at the event. The event will feature photos with Santa from 3pm-5:30pm, Festival of Trees, food trucks, vendors and Brent McDonald Band, concluding with the tree lighting at 6:30pm.

First National Community Bank’s Paulding County Loan Production office opened in 2020 and has seen tremendous growth in business lending throughout Paulding and Cobb Counties. In May of 2023, the Bank announced plans to open a full-service banking facility in Paulding County, Georgia within the city of Dallas, subject to receipt of appropriate regulatory approvals. FNCB aims to open the branch during the second quarter of 2024 to be located on the Highway 278 corridor at 104 Village Walk, Dallas, Georgia 30132.

“We are delighted to sponsor the City of Dallas Christmas Tree Lighting. Our community focus and commitment to planned growth in Paulding and Cobb Counties, including our plans to open a full-service banking facility in Dallas remains strong. We look forward to supporting the commercial and small business enterprises as well as families that call Paulding County and Dallas home with our new Dallas Branch location,” said FNCB President and Chief Executive Officer, Ryan P. Earnest.

The Paulding leadership team is headed up by Alex Crenshaw, Paulding Market President. Paulding County native, Jennfer Hunton serves as Assist Vice President and Dallas Branch Manager and Jason Faulkner serves as VP, Commercial Lender.

“As a community-focused financial institution, we look forward to sponsoring the City of Dallas Christmas Tree Lighting and being involved with creating a vibrant downtown that we all love and enjoy!,” said FNCB Paulding Market President, Alex Crenshaw.

A locally owned community bank, First National Community Bank has 10 full-service locations throughout northwest Georgia in the cities of Adairsville, Dalton (2 branch locations), Calhoun, Cartersville, Chatsworth, Eton, Rome (3 branch locations), a Mortgage Office in Dalton and Loan Production Offices in Paulding County, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. A grand opening ribbon cutting in partnership with the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce will be scheduled to commemorate the anticipated opening of the new Dallas Branch location with details to follow.

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About First Chatsworth Bankshares Inc.

Founded in 1975, First National Community Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of First Chatsworth Bankshares, Inc., has approximately $582 million in total assets and $505 million in total deposits. We are a locally owned community bank with our branches located within a contiguous footprint throughout northwest Georgia with local decision making, exemplary customer service and extraordinary involvement in the communities we serve. The Bank operates 10 full-service banking offices in Adairsville, Calhoun, Cartersville, Chatsworth, Dalton (2 banking office locations), Eton and Rome (3 banking office locations), a mortgage office in Dalton and loan production offices in Paulding County, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. For more information, visit www.fncbank.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.