COMMUNITY BANKING MONTH The Heartbeat of Local Economies: 10 Reasons Why Community Banks Matter In an era where large financial institutions are seen everywhere, community banks stand out as the unsung heroes of local economies. Smaller, regionally focused banks play a pivotal role in fostering financial stability and growth. Here […]
History and heritage are close to our hearts here at OSB. We are so honored to be a part of history in the making with CBA and our own President & CEO, Neil Stevens. Check out this special story of two brothers making a mark in the banking industry! https://issuu.com/cbaofgeorgia/docs/gcfm_fall_2023/24
How Shopping Local Impacts Your Community – Tinsel Town Oconee Chamber of Commerce hosts many different community events throughout the year. As the holidays are on the horizon, their next event will be one for the books! Introducing, drum roll please….. Tinsel Town at Hadden Estate! A one stop shop […]
Being lost can be scary. It’s hard not knowing if the direction you’re travelling is the right one. Life is full of twist and turns, and sometimes we end up uncertain of where we should go next. In this week’s edition of Beyond the Cupola OSB employee, Austin Hall, explores […]
This week’s edition of Beyond the Cupola features guest writers, Sara Dunn & Haley Reed. Sara and Haley discuss our new OSB program, Retail Gives, and the tremendous impact it has already had on the lives of those within our community. Being essential to the communities we serve, marking lives […]
In this week’s edition of Beyond the Cupola we revisit our recent interview with Joni Taylor, head women’s basketball coach at the University of Georgia, and Courtney Kupets Carter, head gymnastics coach at the University of Georgia. Our interview with Coach Taylor and Coach Carter was packed full of powerful […]
In our culture going into debt is easier than ever before. These days we can get financing for just about anything. You can finance a car. You can finance a laptop. You can even finance a blender if you wanted to. And then there are credit cards. Today its […]
This week’s edition of Beyond the Cupola features Daniel Parker, a banker at Oconee State Bank. Daniel shares his experience following his college graduation as he searched for a career. What Daniel found instead was another home. Here at OSB, we talk frequently about how much we value our people, […]
This week’s edition of Beyond the Cupola features Josh Collins, the assistant VP of Culture here at Oconee State Bank. Recently Josh was challenged to something he never thought he would do: jump out of a perfectly working airplane and freefall through the sky. The problem? Josh is terrified of […]
Remarkably Local Why Banking Local Matters We’ve all heard of the importance of shopping local. We’ve seen signs, commercials, and ads asking people like you and I to spend our dollars investing in the community. And it’s true. Spending money at local businesses helps to reinvest back into the community, […]