The First State Bank is a locally owned and managed Community Bank that has served Henry County since 1964. The bank has seven offices, all located in Henry County, and serves the banking markets of Stockbridge, Fairview, McDonough, Ola and Locust Grove. The First State Bank is a true community bank with extended early morning, late afternoon and Saturday banking hours for our customers’ convenience. Along with Internet Banking and ATM service, First State customers are provided with state of the art banking services.

The First State Bank is well known for its high level of customer service. In 2003, the Community Bankers’ Association named the bank Georgia’s Best Bank for 2003-2004 for customer service in bestowing its Quality Service Award to the bank. This is an annual award for which over 300 Georgia community banks are eligible to apply. The Henry County Chamber of Commerce also recognized The First State Bank by naming the bank Industry of the Year for 2003.

David Gill, President and CEO of First State attributes the success of the bank to the commitment of its Directors, Officers, and Employees to the goal of providing superior service to Henry County.

With the customer service of a community bank and the convenience of modern electronic banking, it is evident why 4 out of 10 people in Henry County have consistently chosen The First State Bank for their banking needs.

Our motto at The First State Bank is "Count on Us". "Count on Us" to work together as a team to ensure that we live up to customer and community commitments. "Count on Us" to look for and implement better ways to serve our customers and our community. And, "Count on Us" to provide value in the products and services we provide.

If you are a customer of The First State Bank, thank you for choosing us. If you are not yet a customer of The First State Bank, we cordially invite you to visit us at any one of our seven locations.

You’ll be glad you did!