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                                  EXHIBIT 10.2

                      SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

                        2001 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                      FOR

                                 KEY EMPLOYEES

I.       DEFINITIONS

         a.       "Company" - Southern Community Bancshares, Inc.

         b.       "Code" - Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         c.       "Committee" - the Compensation Committee of the Board of
                  Directors.

         d.       "Common Stock" - common voting stock of the Company.

         e.       "Board" - voting members of the Board of Directors of the
                  Company.

         f.       "Option" - right to purchase shares of Common Stock in
                  accordance with the terms hereof.

         g.       "Option Agreement" - formal agreement for each grant with
                  specific terms and conditions not inconsistent with this
                  Plan.

         h.       "Optionee" - an eligible person under Section 5 below who has
                  been granted options under this Plan.

         i.       "Plan" - Southern Community Bancshares, Inc. 2001 Incentive
                  Stock Option Plan.

2.       PURPOSE

         The purposes of the Plan are: (i) to assist the Company in securing
         and retaining key employees of outstanding ability by making it
         possible to offer them an increased incentive to join or continue in
         the service of the Company; and (ii) to increase the key employees'
         efforts for the Company's welfare by participating in the ownership
         and growth of the Company. The Options granted under the Plan are
         intended to be "Incentive Stock Options" within the meaning of Section
         422 of the Code.

3.       SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         Subject to adjustments pursuant to the provisions of Section 14, there
         shall be authorized and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
         Options to be granted under the Plan, twenty-six thousand one hundred
         sixty-seven (26,167) shares of Common Stock.

4.       ADMINISTRATION

         The Committee whose members shall not be participants in the Plan will
         have complete authority to interpret the Plan, make grants, and
         determine terms and conditions within the context of the Plan.

5.       ELIGIBILITY

         The following persons are eligible to receive Options under the Plan:
         Full-time key employees of the Company who are selected by the
         Committee from time to time and who, in the opinion of the Committee,
         have contributed in the past or who may be expected to contribute
         materially in the future to the successful performance of the Company.

6.       GRANTING OF OPTIONS; OPTION EXERCISE PRICE

         All Options granted under the Plan are intended to be "Incentive Stock
         Options" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and shall be
         evidenced by an Option Agreement. The Board, upon recommendation of
         the Committee, may grant Options to full-time key employees of the
         Company as desirable. Any Option granted hereunder shall have a per
         share option exercise price at least equal to the

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         fair market value of a share of the Common Stock on the date of the
         grant. The Option exercise price shall be subject to adjustments in
         accordance with the provisions of Section 14 herein.

7.       TERM OF OPTION

         Subject to the provisions of Section 9 herein, the period during which
         each Option may be exercised shall be fixed by the Committee at the
         time such Option is granted, but such period shall expire not later
         than ten years from the date the Option is granted.

8.       MANNER OF EXERCISE

         The Options shall be exercised by written notice, delivered to the
         Secretary of the Company and signed by the Optionee or his or her
         successors stating the number of shares with respect to which the
         Option is being exercised. Payment in full of the Option price of the
         said shares must be made at the time of exercise, and payment may be
         made in cash or shares of the Common Stock previously held by the
         Optionee or a combination. Payment in shares may be made with shares
         received upon the exercise or partial exercise of an Option, whether
         or not involving a series of exercises or partial exercises and
         whether or not share certificates for such shares surrendered have
         been delivered to the Optionee. Shares surrendered in payment of the
         Option price shall be valued at the fair market value as of the date
         of the exercise.

9.       TERMINATION OF OPTIONS

         All unexercised Options will terminate upon (i) the lapse by their
         terms, (ii) immediately upon the termination of the Optionee's
         employment with the Company, except by reason of death, retirement or
         disability, or (iii) ninety (90) days after the termination of the
         Optionee's employment with the Company because of death, disability or
         retirement. During such 90-day period, all unexercised Options may be
         exercised by the Optionee or his legal representative in the event of
         death or mental disability.

10.      LIMITATIONS

         Options shall not be granted to any individual pursuant to this Plan,
         the effect of which would be to permit such person to first exercise
         Options, in any calendar year, for the purchase of shares having a
         fair market value in excess of $100,000 (determined at the time of the
         grant of the Options). Optionee may exercise options for the purchase
         of shares valued in excess of $100,000 (determined at the time of
         grant of the Options) in a calendar year, but only if the right to
         exercise such Options shall have first become available in prior
         calendar years.

         No Optionee owning more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting
         power of all classes of stock of the Company then outstanding may
         purchase Common Stock under this Plan for less than one hundred ten
         percent (110%) of its fair market value on the date of grant nor may
         any Option granted to such a person be exercisable on a date later
         than five (5) years from the date of grant.

11.      NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS; RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK

         Options granted under this Plan are nontransferable except by will or
         by the laws of descent and distribution. No shares shall be delivered
         pursuant to any exercise of an Option until the requirements of such
         laws and regulations, as may be deemed by the Board to be applicable
         to them, are satisfied and until payment in full as described in
         Section 6 of the Option price is received by the Company.

12.      RIGHTS OF OPTIONEE

         An Optionee will have no rights as a shareholder until a stock
         certificate for the Common Stock is issued. Nothing in the Plan, in
         any Option Agreement or resulting stock ownership, will give to an
         Optionee any right to continuation of employment.

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13.      OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

         Any Option granted hereunder shall contain additional terms which are
         not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, as the Board or the
         Committee deems necessary or desirable, provided that any such Option
         shall qualify as an "Incentive Stock Option" within the meaning of
         Section 422 of the Code.

14.      CAPITAL ADJUSTMENTS AFFECTING STOCK

         In the event of a capital adjustment resulting from a stock dividend,
         stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, or a combination
         or exchange of shares, the number of shares of stock subject to this
         Plan and the number of shares under any Option granted hereunder shall
         be adjusted consistent with such capital adjustment. The price of any
         share under Option shall be adjusted so that there will be no change
         in the aggregate purchase price payable upon the exercise of any such
         Option. The granting of an Option pursuant to this Plan shall not
         affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make
         adjustments, reorganizations, reclassifications, or changes of its
         capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve,
         liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or
         assets.

         After any merger, consolidation or reorganization of any form
         involving the Company as a party thereto involving any exchange,
         conversion, adjustment or other modification of the outstanding shares
         of the Company's Common Stock, each Optionee at the time of such
         reorganization shall, at no additional cost, be entitled, upon any
         exercise of his or her Option, to receive, in lieu of the number of
         shares as to which such option shall then be so exercised, the number
         and class of shares of stock or other securities or such other
         property to which such Optionee would have been entitled pursuant to
         the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation, if at the time
         of such merger or consolidation, such Optionee had been a holder of
         record of a number of shares of the Common Stock of the Company equal
         to the number of shares as to which such Option shall then be so
         exercised. Comparable rights shall accrue to each Optionee in the
         event of successive mergers or consolidations of the character
         described above.

         The foregoing adjustments and the manner of their application will be
         in the sole discretion of the Committee to determine.

         Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the
         dissolution or liquidation of the Company each Option granted under
         the Plan shall terminate.

15.      AMENDMENTS, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

         The Board of the Company shall have the right, at any time, to amend,
         suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, no amendments shall
         be made in the Plan without the approval of the stockholders of the
         Company which:

                  (a)      Increase the total number of shares for which
         Options may be granted under this Plan for all key employees except as
         provided in Section 14.

                  (b)      Change the minimum purchase price for the optioned
         shares except as provided in Section 14.

                  (c)      Materially affect outstanding Options or any
         unexercised rights thereunder except as provided in Section 14.

                  (d)      Extend the option period provided in Section 7.

                  (e)      Extend the termination date of the Plan.

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16.      EFFECTIVE DATE

         The Plan shall take effect on the date that it is approved by the
         shareholders of the Company. Unless an earlier termination date is
         specified under Section 9 above, this Plan shall terminate on the date
         which is ten years following its effective date. No Options may be
         granted under the Plan after its termination date, but any Option
         granted prior thereto may be exercised in accordance with its terms.
         The Plan and all Options granted pursuant to it are subject to all
         laws, approvals, requirements and regulations of any governmental
         authority which may be applicable thereto and, notwithstanding any
         provisions of the Plan or Option Agreement, the holder of an Option
         shall not be entitled to exercise his or her Option nor shall the
         Company be obligated to issue any shares to the holder if such
         exercise or issuance shall constitute a violation by the holder or the
         Company of any provisions of any such approval requirements, law or
         regulations.

17.      REGULATION

         The Company's regulators may direct the Company to require plan
         participants to exercise or forfeit their stock rights if the
         Company's capital falls below the minimum requirements, as determined
         by the regulators.

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                                  EXHIBIT 10.3

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on the 1st day of January 2001,
by and between SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANK, a bank organized under the laws of the
State of Georgia (the "Bank"), and GARY D. MCGAHA (hereinafter "Executive");

                                  WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Bank believe that it is in the
best interest of the Bank to arrange terms of employment for Executive so as to
reasonably induce Executive to remain in his capacities with the Bank for the
term hereof; and

         WHEREAS, Executive is willing to provide services to the Bank in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual premises and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.       EMPLOYMENT. For the Term of Employment, as hereinafter
defined, the Bank agrees to employ Executive as its President and Chief
Executive Officer, and Executive agrees to accept such employment and to
perform such duties and functions as the Board of Directors of the Bank may
assign to Executive from time to time, but only administrative and managerial
functions commensurate with Executive's past experience and performance level.
Executive agrees to devote his full business time, attention, skill and efforts
to the business of the Bank, and shall perform his duties in a trustworthy and
businesslike manner, all for the purpose of advancing the interests of the
Bank.

         2.       TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. The "Term of Employment" referred to in
Section 1 hereof and hereinafter shall be deemed to have commenced as of the
date first above mentioned and shall continue for a period of three (3) years,
unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Agreement, and shall include any
extension of the period of employment in accordance with this paragraph. The
period of employment shall automatically be extended without further action by
the parties for an additional twelve (12) full calendar months, on each
anniversary hereof during the Term of Employment, unless (i) either party shall
have served written notice upon the other of its intention that this Agreement
shall not be extended at least six (6) months before the anniversary date on
which this Agreement would have been automatically extended for an additional
year, or (ii) the Executive's employment hereunder shall have been terminated
pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

         3.       COMPENSATION.

                  3.1      Base Salary. During the Term of Employment,
Executive shall be paid an annual base salary (hereinafter "Base Salary") of
$114,000.00 which shall be paid in equal installments in accordance with the
Bank's normal pay practices, but not less frequently than monthly. Executive's
salary shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors of the Bank annually and
Executive shall be entitled to receive annually an increase (but in no event a
decrease) in such amount, if any, as may be determined by the Board of
Directors of the Bank.

                  3.2      Management Incentives and Discretionary Bonuses.
During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled, in an equitable
manner based on the terms of any bonus and incentive plans that have been
approved or may, from time to time, be approved by the Board of Directors, with
all other key management personnel of the Bank, to such incentives and
discretionary bonuses as may be authorized, declared and paid by the Board of
Directors to the Bank's key management employees. The incentive compensation
shall be based on meeting or exceeding the attainment of certain business goals
to be established by the Board of Directors, including the following:

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                  First Year                $10,000 bonus based on attaining
                                            $18,000,000 in assets by June 2,
                                            2001 (twelve (12) months from the
                                            opening of the Bank).

                  Second Year               $10,000 bonus based on attaining
                                            $30,000,000 in assets by June 2,
                                            2002 (twenty-four (24) months from
                                            opening of the Bank).

                  Third Year                $15,000 bonus based on growth and
                                            earnings performance conducive to
                                            safety and soundness to be
                                            determined by the Board of
                                            Directors.

                  Fourth Year               $15,000 bonus based on growth and
                                            earnings performance conducive to
                                            safety and soundness to be
                                            determined by the Board of
                                            Directors.

                  Fifth Year                $15,000 bonus based on growth and
                                            earnings performance conducive to
                                            safety and soundness to be
                                            determined by the Board of
                                            Directors.

No other compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a
substitute for the Executive's right to such incentives and discretionary
bonuses when and as declared by the Board. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, no incentive bonuses shall be paid and no incentive
compensation plans shall be applicable until the Bank has recovered all
start-up losses and is cumulatively profitable.

                  3.3      Additional Benefits. During the Term of Employment,
Executive shall be provided with such employee benefits and benefit levels,
including health, life (including a minimum of $100,000 term life insurance)
and disability insurance, a car allowance of $6,000 per year, and membership in
social, professional and civic clubs which the Board of Directors in its
discretion determines to be in keeping with a level commensurate with a de novo
bank in a similar environment. These benefits shall be provided and maintained
at a level of not less than what is in effect at the time this Agreement is
executed.

                           Throughout the Term of Employment, Executive shall
also be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable business expenses incurred by
him in the performance of his duties hereunder.

                           During the Executive's Term of Employment hereunder,
Executive shall receive four (4) weeks paid vacation during each year of
employment.

         4.       TERMINATION.

                  4.1      Death or Disability. This Agreement may be
terminated before the expiration of the Term of Employment upon the occurrence
of any one of the following events:

                           (a)      Upon Executive's death, this Agreement
shall terminate immediately. Any salary and any other amounts that may be due
Executive from Bank at the time of his death (whether pursuant to benefits
plans or otherwise) shall be paid to the executor or administrator of his
estate.

                           (b)      The Bank may terminate this Agreement upon
Executive's "Total Disability." As used in this Agreement, "Total Disability"
means any physical or mental disorder that renders Executive incapable of
performing his normal duties and services under this Agreement for a period of
one hundred twenty (120) days in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, as
determined by a licensed physician selected by mutual agreement of the Bank and
the Executive or the Executive's legal representative. If this Agreement is
terminated as a result of the Executive's "Total Disability," the Executive's
compensation hereunder shall terminate and the Executive shall be paid in
accordance with such long-term disability plans of the Bank as may be in effect
at that time. The Executive's compensation, title and status shall continue
during any such period of disability until the date of termination except that
the Bank may provide disability insurance to cover the Executive during any
part of such disability period and the Bank's obligation for the Executive's
compensation for any such period shall be reduced by the amount of any such
insurance proceeds which the Executive receives.

                  4.2      For Cause. This Agreement may be terminated by the
Board of Directors of the Bank for "Cause" for any of the following reasons:

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                           (a)      failure of Executive to follow reasonable
written instructions or policies of the Board of Directors of the Bank;

                           (b)      gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Executive materially damaging to the business of the Bank;

                           (c)      conviction of Executive of a crime
involving breach of trust, moral turpitude, theft or fraud;

                           (d)      the failure by the Executive to perform
substantially his duties other than any failure resulting from incapacity due
to physical or mental illness;

                           (e)      willful commission of (i) acts involving
dishonesty or fraud or (ii) acts causing harm to the Bank;

                           (f)      a willful misrepresentation by the
Executive to the stockholders or the Board of Directors of the Bank which
causes substantial injury to the Bank; or

                           (g)      a request by any state or federal authority
regulating the Bank that the Executive be removed from his office as President
and/or Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the
Executive shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by
him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission
was in the best interest of the Bank and the stockholders of the Bank. The Bank
shall notify the Executive in writing of the specific reasons for the
termination for "Cause" and the Executive will be allowed thirty (30) days to
reply in writing to the accusation before any termination for "Cause". If the
Employee is terminated for "Cause," he shall receive only his salary and any
other amounts due to him from the Bank (whether pursuant to benefit plans or
otherwise) through the date of termination.

                  4.3      Without Cause. The Bank may immediately terminate
this Agreement at any time "without Cause" by giving the Executive written
notice of the termination date. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
this provision (i) the Executive shall be paid severance compensation in an
amount equal to his annual "Base Salary" (as defined in Section 3.1) then in
effect which shall be paid over a twelve (12)-month period commencing from the
termination date in such installments and intervals as if the Executive had
remained employed, and (ii) any other amounts owing to the Executive by the
Bank under this Agreement at such termination date, which amounts shall be paid
within a reasonable time after such termination date. If this Agreement is
terminated "without Cause," the Bank will continue all insurance benefits in
effect at such termination for the Executive and his dependents with the Bank
paying the same amount of premiums on behalf of the Executive and his
dependents as when the Executive was employed for a period of twelve (12)
months from the termination date or until such time as the Executive is
employed by another employer (which shall exclude self-employment), whichever
period of time is shorter. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, upon a termination "without Cause" pursuant to this Section
4.3, Executive's sole rights and remedies against the Bank arising out of any
such termination of his employment hereunder are to receive the severance
compensation and the other amounts and benefits as are explicitly set forth in
this Section 4.3. All of the provisions of this Section 4.3 shall be subject to
the provisions of Section 5 below.

         5.       CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE BANK. In the event of a "Change in
Control" of the Bank during the Term of Employment, as defined herein, and if
as a result of any such Change in Control Executive either (i) is terminated
(except "for Cause" as defined in Section 4.2 above), during both the Term of
Employment and the one-year period after the Change in Control becomes
effective, from his employment hereunder and before he reaches age 75, or (ii)
has a "Change in Duties or Salary" as defined below and resigns, during both
the Term of Employment and the one-year period after the Change in Control
becomes effective, as a result of such change, then Executive shall be entitled
to receive severance compensation in an amount equal to one hundred fifty
percent (150%) of his Base Salary then in effect and any other amounts owing to
Executive at the time of such termination date, which shall be paid in a lump
sum within 14 days following the date of termination or resignation.

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                  For purposes of this Section 5, "Change in Control" of the
Bank shall mean:

                           (i)      any transaction, whether by merger,
consolidation, asset sale, tender offer, reverse stock split or otherwise,
which results in the acquisition of beneficial ownership (as such term is
defined under rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) by any person or entity or any group of persons or
entities acting in concert, with the exception of the Bank's Board of Directors
or the Bank's shareholders, of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of common
stock of the Bank;

                           (ii)     the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Bank; or

                           (iii)    the liquidation of the Bank.

                  For purposes of this Agreement, "Change in Duties or Salary"
of Executive shall mean any of: (i) a change in duties and responsibilities of
Executive from those duties and responsibilities of Executive for the Bank in
effect at the time a Change in Control occurs, which change results in the
assignment of duties and responsibilities inferior to those duties and
responsibilities of Bank at the time such Change in Control occurs; (ii) a
reduction in rate of annual salary from such rate in effect at the time of
Change in Control; or (iii) a change in the place of assignment of Bank from
Fayetteville, Georgia, to any other city or geographical location that is
located further than 15 miles from the principal office of the Bank in
Fayetteville, Georgia.

         6.       NONCOMPETE AND NON-SOLICITATION COVENANTS.

                  6.1      Definitions. In this Agreement the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:

                           (a)      Affiliate shall be used to indicate a
relationship to a specified person, firm, corporation, partnership, association
or entity, and shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
association or entity that, directly or indirectly or through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or entity.

                           (b)      Applicable Period shall mean twelve (12)
months following the effective date of the termination of this Agreement.

                           (c)      Area shall mean the geographic area within
fifteen (15) miles of the Bank's location in Fayetteville, Georgia.

                           (d)      Competing Business shall mean a federally
insured financial institution.

                  6.2      Agreement Not to Compete. The Executive hereby
agrees that during his employment by the Bank, and for the Applicable Period
thereafter, he will not (except on behalf of, or with the prior written consent
of, the Bank) for a Competing Business located within the Area, either directly
or indirectly, on his own behalf, or in the service or on behalf of others, as
a principal, partner, officer, director, manager, supervisor, administrator,
consultant, executive employee or in any other capacity which involves the
duties and responsibilities similar to those undertaken for the Bank as
described in Section 1, work for, engage or participate in any such Competing
Business, or control or own (other than ownership of less than five percent
(5%) of the outstanding voting securities of an entity whose voting securities
are traded on a national securities exchange or quoted on the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System), a
beneficial interest in, any Competing Business.

                  6.3      Agreement Not to Solicit Customers. The Executive
agrees that during his employment by the Bank and for the Applicable Period
thereafter, he will not, without the prior written consent of the Bank, either
directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or in the service or on behalf of
others, solicit, divert or appropriate, or attempt to solicit, divert or
appropriate, to any Competing Business any customer or client or actively
sought prospective customer or client of the Bank or any Affiliate located in
the Area who was serviced by or under the

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supervision of the Executive in the course of his employment within the one (1)
year period immediately prior to the termination of the Executive's employment
with the Bank.

                  6.4      Agreement Not to Solicit Employees. The Executive
agrees that during his employment by the Bank and for the Applicable Period
thereafter, he will not, either directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or in
the service or on behalf of others, solicit, divert or hire away, or attempt to
solicit, divert or hire away, any person employed by the Bank or any of its
Affiliates, whether or not such employee is a full-time, a part-time or a
temporary employee and whether or not such employment is pursuant to a written
agreement and whether or not such employment is for a determined period or is
at will.

         7.       OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

                  7.1      Proprietary Information. Proprietary Information, in
this Agreement, shall mean information with respect to the Bank or its
Affiliates which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not
being generally known to or readily ascertainable by any persons (outside the
Bank or its Affiliates) who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or
use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts by the Bank or its Affiliates that are
reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy or confidentiality.
Assuming the foregoing criteria are met, Proprietary Information includes, but
is not limited to, technical or nontechnical data related to compilations,
programs, methods, techniques, processes, finances, actual or potential
customers and suppliers, existing and future products, and employees of the
Bank or its Affiliates, and all physical embodiments of the foregoing.
Proprietary Information also includes information disclosed to the Bank or its
Affiliates by a third party which the Bank or its Affiliates are obliged to
treat as confidential.

                  7.2      Confidentiality. All Proprietary Information and all
physical embodiments thereof received or developed by the Executive while
employed by the Bank are confidential to and are and will remain the sole and
exclusive property of the Bank. Except to the extent necessary to perform the
duties assigned to him by the Bank, the Executive will hold such Proprietary
Information in trust and strictest confidence, and will not use, reproduce,
distribute, disclose or otherwise disseminate the Proprietary Information or
any physical embodiments thereof and may in no event take any action causing or
fail to take the action necessary in order to prevent, any Proprietary
Information disclosed to or developed by the Executive to lose its character or
cease to qualify as Proprietary Information.

                  7.3      Return of Property. Upon request by the Bank, and in
any event upon termination of the employment of the Executive with the Bank for
any reason, the Executive will promptly deliver to the Bank all property
belonging to the Bank, including, without limitation, all Proprietary
Information (and all physical embodiments thereof) then in his custody, control
or possession.

                  7.4      Termination. The Executive shall maintain and
observe the obligations of confidentiality contained in this Agreement with
respect to Proprietary Information during the term of his employment with the
Bank and at all times following the termination of such employment for any
reason whatsoever.

         8.       INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The Executive agrees that the covenants
and agreements contained in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement, and the
subsections of these Sections, are of the essence of this Agreement; that each
of such covenants is reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve the
interests and properties of the Bank and the business of the Bank; that the
Bank is engaged in the business of the Bank throughout the Area; that
irreparable loss and damage will be suffered by the Bank should the Executive
breach any of such covenants and agreements; and that, in addition to other
remedies available to it, the Bank shall be entitled to both temporary and
permanent injunctions to prevent a breach or contemplated breach by the
Executive of any of such covenants or agreements.

         9.       ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties hereto regarding employment of Executive, and
supersedes and replaces any prior agreement between the parties.

         10.      ASSIGNMENT. Neither of the parties hereto may assign this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

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         11.      SEVERABILITY. Each section and subsection of this Agreement
constitutes a separate and distinct understanding, covenant and provision
hereof. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall finally be
determined to be unlawful, such provision shall be deemed to be severed from
this Agreement, but every other provision of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.

         12.      GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall in all respects be
interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the
State of Georgia.

         13.      RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. Nothing herein expressed or implied
is intended to or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person, firm
or other entity, other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns, any
rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

         14.      AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be amended orally but only
by an instrument in writing duly executed by the parties hereto.

         15.      NOTICES. Any notice or other document or communication
permitted or required to be given to Executive pursuant to the terms hereof
shall be deemed given if personally delivered to Executive or sent to him
postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, at 215 North Hampton Drive,
Fayetteville, Georgia 30215, or at any such other address as Executive shall
have notified the Bank in writing. Any notice or other document or other
communication permitted or required to be given to the Bank pursuant to the
terms hereof shall be deemed given if personally delivered or sent to the Bank,
postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, at 525 North Jeff Davis
Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214, or at such other address as the Bank shall
have notified Executive in writing.

         16.      WAIVER. The waiver by either party hereto of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement by the other shall not operate or be construed as a
waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision of this
Agreement by the breaching party.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

                                    SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANK

[BANK SEAL]

                                    By:  /s/ Thomas D. Reese
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Chairman of the Board of Directors

Attest:

/s/ Pam Davis
--------------------------------
Secretary

                                    EXECUTIVE

                                    By: /s/ Gary D. McGaha               (SEAL)
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       GARY D. MCGAHA

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