SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- L. Eugene "Gene" Oliver,
Jr. has joined the board of directors of First State Bank. Oliver has served
as chairman and CEO of SouthTrust Bank, West Florida, as a loan officer with
Union Trust (now NationsBank) and Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, and as a
board member of SouthTrust Bank and SouthTrust Asset Management. He also
served as chairman of the Community Bankers Committee, part of the Florida
Bankers Association.