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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-08-000200.txt : 20080319
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-08-000200
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080319
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080319
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080319

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLONY BANKCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000711669
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				581492391
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			GA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12436
		FILM NUMBER:		08699412

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		115 SOUTH GRANT STREET
		STREET 2:		.
		CITY:			FITZGERALD
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31750
		BUSINESS PHONE:		229-426-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		115 SOUTH GRANT STREET
		STREET 2:		.
		CITY:			FITZGERALD
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31750
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  <title>Form 8-K Filing</title>
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    <b>UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br></b>
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    <b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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    <b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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    <b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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    <b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of<br>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b>March 19, 2008</b><br>
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    <b>Colony Bankcorp, Inc.</b>
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   <br> <font size="2">
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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      <br> <font size="2">
        <b>Georgia</b>
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      &nbsp;
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        <b>000-12436</b>
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      &nbsp;
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     <td width="32%" align="center">
      <br> <font size="2">
        <b>58-1492391</b>
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        (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)
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      &nbsp;
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        (Commission File Number)
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      &nbsp;
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        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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        <b>115 South Grant Street, Fitzgerald, Georgia</b>
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      &nbsp;
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      <br> <font size="2">
        <b>31750</b>
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      &nbsp;
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        (Address of principal executive offices)
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      &nbsp;
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        (Zip Code)
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      &nbsp;
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    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: &nbsp;
    <b>(229) 426-6002</b>
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  	<br /><br />
    ________________________________________________________________________________<br />
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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	<font size="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
	filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
	of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font>
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			[  &nbsp; ]
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			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
			under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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			[  &nbsp; ]
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			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
			the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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			[  &nbsp; ]
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
			under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
			under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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    <b>Item 8.01. Other Events.</b>
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    On March 19, 2008 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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    <b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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    &nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Press release dated March 19, 2008
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	<b>SIGNATURE</b>
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    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
	Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be
	signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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</p>

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      &nbsp;
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      &nbsp;
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     <td width="47%" align="center">
      <font size="2">
        <b>Colony Bankcorp, Inc.</b>
      </font>
       <hr noshade="1"> <font size="2">
        (Registrant)<br><br>
      </font>
    </td>
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    <td width="47%" align="center">
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        <b>March 19, 2008</b>
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        (Date)
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    </td>
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      &nbsp;
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     <td width="47%" align="center">
      <font size="2">
        <b>/s/ &nbsp; TERRY L. HESTER</b>
      </font>
       <hr noshade="1"> <font size="2">
        Terry L. Hester
      </font>
       <br> <font size="2">
        <i>Chief Financial Officer</i>
      </font>
    </td>
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<br>
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  <tr valign="top">
    <td width="20">&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><b><font size="3">Exhibit Index</font></b></td>
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    <td width="20">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="30" align="center"><font size="2">99.1</font></td>
    <td width="300"><font size="2">Press release dated March 19, 2008</font></td>
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<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>newsrelease.htm
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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    <title>Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Increases First Quarter Dividend</title>
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  <body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Increases First Quarter Dividend</h3>
<p>FITZGERALD, Ga., March 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBAN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0975 per share payable April 11, 2008 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2008. This represents an increase of 11.43 percent over the cash dividend paid of $0.0875 per share in the fourth quarter a year ago and an increase of 2.63 percent over the cash dividend paid of $0.095 per share last quarter. This is the twenty-first consecutive quarter that the Company has increased its dividend payment.
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Colony Bankcorp, Inc. is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and has seven banking subsidiaries with twenty-nine locations in south and middle Georgia cities of Fitzgerald, Warner Robins, Centerville, Ashburn, Leesburg, Cordele, Albany, Thomaston, Columbus, Sylvester, Tifton, Moultrie, Douglas, Broxton, Savannah, Eastman, Chester, Soperton, Rochelle, Pitts, Quitman and Valdosta, Georgia. The banking subsidiaries include Colony Bank of Fitzgerald, Colony Bank Ashburn, Colony Bank Wilcox, Colony Bank of Dodge County, Colony Bank Worth, Colony Bank Southeast and Colony Bank Quitman, FSB. Total consolidated assets of the company approximate $1.2 billion.
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Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "CBAN."
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CONTACT: Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
         Terry L. Hester, Chief Financial Officer
         (229) 426-6002
         Fitzgerald, GA   31750
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