Business View Magazine l November 2022

131 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 GEORGIA COMMUNITY BANK Banking at the heart of the community G eorgia Community Bank (GCB) was officially established in 2019 although this community banking institution has a much longer history, dating back to 1922 when the first branch was opened in Reynolds, Georgia, under the name of Citizens State Bank. Over the years the bank expanded, growing to include seven retail locations in seven counties throughout Southwest Georgia, operating under three separate chartered banks. CEO Lucy Beeley describes, “We were always one organization, but we were operating independently of one another. In 2019, we collapsed our charter into one. So, we’ve taken quite a few steps to bring ourselves back together.” AT A GLANCE GEORGIA COMMUNITY BANK WHAT: A forward-thinking community bank WHERE: Corporate HQ in Dawson, Georgia WEBSITE: www.gcb.bank