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Today, February 27, officially marks 124 years of community banking for Planters First Bank! We hope you'll join us in celebrating this exciting milestone throughout 2020! Planters First Bank would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of our team members and customers for making these past 124 years so great.

Planters First Bank (“PFB”) is pleased to announce that Dan Duchnowski will join the banking team as Chief Deposit Officer/Chief Marketing Officer. Duchnowski will be based in the Perry Office located at 1400 Sam Nunn Blvd. Duchnowski comes from S&T Bank of Indiana, PA, where he currently serves as Senior Vice President, Digital Solutions Manager, and is responsible for core deposit growth, digital marketing, and online/mobile banking products. His prior experience includes...

Planters First Bank is proud to announce the February Teacher Spotlight for Pulaski County Schools. This spotlight is a new program that Planters First Bank has initiated and held in conjunction with the Pulaski County School System through their nomination and directional process on choosing the educator for the monthly spotlight that will run from October through April of each school year. LaTia Carr is a teacher at LITTLE Children Growing-Pulaski County Schools Pre-K program....

Our experienced banking team is ready to deliver financial solutions to you. Our decisions are made locally and you will deal directly with the bankers making those decisions. Whether it is a loan or deposit, allow us the opportunity to prove our experience and service to you. Carol Arflin Senior Vice President Commercial Lender 229.276.2419 carflin@bankPFB.com Sandi Guest Vice...

Planters First Bank is pleased to announce that Jason Lord has joined our Banking Team, as Market President in Perry. Lord will be based in the Perry Office located at 1400 Sam Nunn Blvd. Lord recently served as Commercial Loan Officer and Branch Manager at SunMark Community Bank in Warner Robins. Before this, he served as Information Security Officer and Network Administrator for nine years at SunMark Community Bank of Hawkinsville. Commenting on the announcement, Clay Corbitt,...

Planters First Bank (“PFB”) is pleased to announce that Sandi Guest has joined the Bank as a Vice President/ Business Banker. Sandi will be based in the Cordele Office located at 1620 East 16th Avenue but will be available to meet with you at your convenience at any of our locations or your place of business. For the past ten years, Sandi has served as Vice President, Branch Manager/ Loan Officer at State Bank and Trust Company (now Cadence Bank). Before this, she served as Regional...

Planters First Bank is proud to announce the January Teacher Spotlight for Pulaski County Schools. This spotlight is a new program that Planters First Bank has initiated and held in conjunction with the Pulaski County School System through their nomination and directional process on choosing the educator for the monthly spotlight that will run from October through April of each school year. Kevin Morrison is currently teaching Algebra I, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus at...

After 48 years of marking the lives of bank customers and members of the Planters First Bank (“PFB”) Cordele Branch, Ben Morris, Senior Vice President of Planters First Bank announced his retirement on December 13, 2019. With more than forty years of commercial real estate and retail banking experience, Morris managed loan portfolios since the bank’s early days as Cordele Banking Company. Morris has held various positions since beginning his career in 1971, including Market...

Planters First Bank is proud to announce the December Teacher Spotlight for Pulaski County Schools. This spotlight is a new program that Planters First Bank has initiated and held in conjunction with the Pulaski County School System through their nomination and directional process on choosing the educator for the monthly spotlight that will run from October through April of each school year. Rebecca Wilson is an eighth-grade physical science and reading teacher at Pulaski...

The Macon Civic Club recently held a reception at the Grand Opera House to honor local charities receiving donations from the 2019 Show, Turn on Your Lovelight. Almost $200,000 was donated to 37 local charities! PFB Regional President, David Wilson, was the Show Chairman for the 2019 Show and would like to thank our community for all of its support by attending, sponsoring and donating. He also would like to thank Planters First Bank for its generosity as the sole sponsor of the Friday...

Our ATMs will be temporarily out of service due to system upgrades. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. You may access your accounts 24/7 via online banking or our mobile app. FITZGERALD: Unavailable Monday, Nov. 4th Fitzgerald ATM Location: 212 E Central Ave Fitzgerald GA 31750 Please note Ocilla ATM located at 120 E 4th St, Ocilla, GA 31774 will be available to use as normal during this upgrade. HAWKINSVILLE: Unavailable Tuesday, Nov....

Planters First Bank is proud to announce the November Teacher Spotlight for Pulaski County Schools. This spotlight is a new program that Planters First Bank has initiated and held in conjunction with the Pulaski County School System through their nomination and directional process on choosing the educator for the monthly spotlight that will run from October through April of each school year. Tonya Hendrix Hair is a Kindergarten teacher at Pulaski County Elementary School. She has...