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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008
BARROW JOURNAL
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RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
Terry Evans, Calvin Jones, Braselton Mayor Pat Graham, Mike Williams and Richard
Stevens; and (back row) Brian Rochester, Stacey Britt, Joe Harrison and Harry
Gentry are shown at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Independence Bank, located
at 6323 Grand Hickory Drive, Braselton.
Independence Bank opens in Braselton
The staff, board of direc
tors and special guests of
Independence Bank of
Georgia recently cut the rib
bon to mark the bank’s offi
cial opening at 6323 Grand
Hickory Drive, Braselton. The
bank is in the Mulberry Park
business center, located off
Ga. Hwy. 211.
And the bank issued a
strong statement supporting
its mission — “committed to
community; dedicated to ser
vice” by introducing its senior
staff representing more than
one hundred years of banking
experience and donating to the
‘Bucks for Books’ campaign
at the Braselton Library.
The bank received its charter
notification from the Georgia
Department of Banking and
Finance on Oct. 15.
The initial capitalization is
$18.9 million, exceeding ana
lysts’ estimates for a start-up
bank during the challenging
conditions of the economy.
Two hundred twenty-two
shareholders helped the bank
exceed its capitalization pro
jection.
Bank president Terry Evans
introduced the board of direc
tors.
“We have a strong team, and
we’ll work hard to serve the
banking needs of this commu
nity and region,” he said.
The bank offers checking
accounts, savings accounts,
personal or consumer loans
and specialized personal bank
ing services.
Braselton Mayor Pat
Graham cut the ribbon and
thanked the vision of the
board and staff for opening its
first office in Braselton. She
also accepted the ceremonial
ribbon of one dollar bills to
benefit the library.
For additional information,
visit the bank’s web site at
www.ibankga.com or call
678-866-0100.
Local students
selected to
honor society
Gainesville State College’s
Rho Mu Chapter of Phi Theta
Kappa recently inducted 87
new members into the chapter,
including several from Barrow
County.
The new members include:
Annette Irizarry, Auburn;
Cristian Caceres, Linda
Hornick, Jolene Kanieski and
Nicole Sensei, all of Braselton;
and Daniel Helmick and
Analicia Rhodes, Winder.
Phi Theta Kappa is an hon
ors society recognizing excel
lence at two-year colleges.
Membership is based primarily
upon academic achievement.
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Closed bank not affiliated with local firm
The Community Bank in
Loganville closed last week
by the state and taken over
by the FDIC was not affili
ated with Community Bank &
Trust of Cornelia, which has
branches in Jackson, Barrow,
Banks, Habersham and other
North Georgia communities.
According to a recent news
release from Community Bank
& Trust, the firm continues to
be strong during the current
economic downturn.
“Community Bank & Trust
is 108 years old. It continues
to be well capitalized, has
substantial reserves for any
loan losses that may occur,”
said the release.
The failed Community Bank
in Loganville had its deposit
accounts transferred to Bank
of Essex out of Virginia.
It is reportedly the 20th
bank in the nation taken over
this year by the FDIC and the
third in Georgia.
The failed bank had a low
single-star rating by Bankrate.
com which tracks banking per
formance. Community Bank
& Trust of Cornelia has a
three-star rating by Bankrate.
com.
• ••
Habersham Bankcorp,
owner of Habersham Bank
headquartered in Clarkesville,
announced last week it would
be suspending its regular divi
dend to shareholders to con
serve cash.
The bank has branches in
Braselton, Baldwin, Flowery
Branch and other towns in
North Georgia. The firm has a
single-star rating by Bankrate.
com.
• ••
Independence Bank of
Georgia opened last week in
Braselton. The bank is located
in the Mulberry Park business
center on Hwy. 211. The bank
received its charter notifica
tion on Oct. 15.
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