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FirstBank in Lexington, Tenn., has agreed to buy Northwest Georgia Bank in Ringgold.
May 1 -
Roy Barnes, a former Democratic governor of Georgia, and his brother have agreed to buy WestSide Bank in Hiram, Ga., for $3 million.
December 4 -
After Decatur First Bank failed, Judy Turner could have been blacklisted from banking. But she was hired by another bank looking to enter a new market -- and she is making a solid comeback.
January 6
FNS Bancshares in Scottsboro, Ala., has hired a new president and chief executive.
The $364 million-asset company named Steve Rownd to the positions,
Rownd was previously CEO at Northwest Georgia Bank in Ringgold, Ga., which was acquired earlier this year by the $2.9 billion-asset FirstBank in Nashville, Tenn. Rownd previously was CEO of Green Bankshares in Greeneville, Tenn., which was acquired in September 2012 by the $7.3 billion-asset Capital Bank Financial in Coral Gables, Fla.
Giles joined FNB's predecessor institution, the First National Bank of Scottsboro, in 1978. He was named CEO in 2004.
