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Freddie J. Bagley, Chairman of the Board for Community Bancshares, Inc is proud to announce that Worth H. Thomas has been elected to the Board of Directors for Community Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Community Bank. Worth Hal Thomas is principal owner of WT Consultants, a legislative and regulatory consultant to Fortune 500 companies […]

Hattiesburg is affectionately known as the “Hub City”, the nickname is derived from the city’s role as the center of the lumber and railroad industries. Hattiesburg is home to two major universities, Southern Miss and William Carey, the largest US National Guard Training Base east of the Mississippi River in Camp Shelby, in addition to […]

There are few places throughout the Southeast as beautiful as Fairhope, Alabama. Located on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, Fairhope is a destination city. The City of Fairhope was originally settled in 1894 and got it’s name from the original settlers, “fair hope” of succeeding with this settlement after having previously failed at developing […]

Olive Branch is the fastest growing city in the fastest growing county in the State of Mississippi. With over 80 manufacturing and distribution centers, Olive Branch is a major hub for industry in North Mississippi. A fun fact about Olive Branch is the name for the town was suggested by a descendant of one the […]

Forest is a charming community that brings much to the landscape of East Mississippi. A fun fact about Forest is, the original town charter was granted to the “Town of Forrest,” 70 years later, the Governor of Mississippi issued a proclamation stating the “Town of Forrest” would be designated the “City of Forest.” This new […]

Community Bank has recently made a total of $200,000 in gifts to Early Learning Collaboratives throughout the state of Mississippi. This gift will assist these organizations in providing pre-kindergarten services, helping children develop the needed skills to succeed throughout their lives.  “Community Bank is honored to support such a worthy cause as these Early Learning […]

Today, August 14, 2020, Community Bank celebrates 115 years of service to our communities. This milestone has come through much hard work and commitment to doing things the right way. Since 1905, Community Bank has faced many trials and hardships, but the triumphs and successes have been remarkable. We have seen great growth and expansion, […]

We were thrilled to bring back our BUY LOCAL CONTEST this summer! Community members nominated deserving local businesses around the southeast for a chance to win $2,000! We had many amazing finalists, and are pleased to announce the winners of the Buy Local Contest. Our first place winner, and recipient of $2,000 is Taste of […]

Community Bank has opened a new full service office at 448 Eglin Parkway NE in Fort Walton Beach. The new state-of-the art building is 4800 square feet and includes state of the art technology for customers to conduct their transactions quickly at the touch of a button. “Community Bank is proud to expand our footprint […]

Community Bank is pleased to announce we have officially broken ground on a new office location in Downtown Biloxi, MS. The location will be on the site of the former Federal Courthouse Building, which was demolished last year, after being dormant for over fifteen years. “It’s exciting to see this much anticipated plan take the […]