First Community Corporation, headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina and the holding company of First Community Bank, is pleased to announce that longtime Augusta attorney and former Georgia lawmaker Edward J. Tarver has been elected to the Board of Directors of the company and the bank.

Mr. Tarver recently served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. He represented the 22^nd District in the Georgia State Senate from 2005 until his U.S. Attorney appointment in 2009. As a state senator, he held positions on the Banking and Financial Institutions, Appropriations, Economic Development and Government Oversight committees. Tarver recently joined with J. Edward Enoch to create a new law firm, Enoch Tarver, based in Augusta. Tarver will focus on a variety of general civil litigation matters. 

First Community Chairman of the Board, Mitch Willoughby, noted, "Our entire board is excited to welcome Ed.  His knowledge and experience as an attorney, former United States attorney and former Georgia State Senator combined with his previous experience on the board of a local community bank give him a unique perspective that will be extremely valuable to us."

"We are pleased to welcome Ed to the First Community Bank team," said Mike Crapps, President and CEO of First Community Bank. "Ed's extensive knowledge of Augusta and more broadly the Central Savannah River Area will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow our presence in this market with additional banking offices and product lines."