Appalachian
Bancshares Inc. to Present at the America’s Community Bankers Community Bank
Investor Conference
ELLIJAY,
Ga., April 26, 2006 - Appalachian
Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:APAB) today announced that it would participate
in
America’s Community Bankers Community Bank Investor Conference May 3-4 in New
York.
Tracy
Newton, chief executive officer, and Joe Moss, president and chief operating
officer, will present at 11:15 a.m. ET on May 4, 2006. They will update the
company’s financial performance and detail the company’s business strategy.
The
presentation will be web cast and can be accessed at the company's web site,
www.acbanks.net, by choosing Investor Relations and Presentations. Those
accessing the presentation through this web site should allow extra time
to
register and download any necessary software. The web cast will be available
on
Appalachian Bancshares’ web site for three months following the presentation.
The Company expects to file its presentation slides with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 4, 2006, prior to the start of the
conference.
America’s
Community Bankers is the member-driven national trade association representing
community banks that pursue progressive, entrepreneurial and service-oriented
strategies to benefit their customers and communities.
About
Appalachian Bancshares, Inc.
Appalachian
Bancshares, Inc., based in Ellijay, Ga., is the holding company of Appalachian
Community Bank, a state-chartered bank organized under the laws of the State
of
Georgia. Appalachian Community Bank also operates under the trade name of
Gilmer
County Bank. Appalachian Bancshares has assets of $592.6 million and through
Appalachian Community Bank provides a full range of community banking services
to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, real estate developers,
contractors and farmers, through its North Georgia banking offices located
in
Ellijay, East Ellijay, Blue Ridge and Blairsville, as well as loan production
offices located in Chatsworth, Ga. and Copperhill, Tenn. with plans to open
loan
production offices in Ducktown, Tenn., and Murphy, N.C. The common stock
of
Appalachian Bancshares is traded on the Nasdaq National Market, under the
symbol
APAB. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.acbanks.net.
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