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| **Exhibit                  31.1** | **Rule                  13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive                  Officer.** |
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**Exhibit        31.1**

**Rule        13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer**

| 1. | I                  have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of First Community                  Corporation. |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue                  statement                  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to                  make the                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report; |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                  registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                  report; |
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| 4. | The                  registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the                  registrant                  and have: |
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| 5. | The                  registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our                  most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,                  to                  the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s                  board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent                  functions): |
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| Date:                  March 20, 2007 |                                                     |   |
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|                                  | /s/                  Michael C. Crapps                   |   |
|                                  | Michael                  C. Crapps, President and C.E.O. |   |
|                                  | (Principal                  Executive Officer)           |   |

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