In August of 2025, the Town of Southern Pines announced plans to purchase the First Bank Corporate Office property at 300 SW Broad Street in downtown Southern Pines to serve as their new Town Hall. On Dec. 17, 2025, the Town officially closed on the purchase of its new Town Hall building, paying $6.4 million for the approximately 21,000-square-foot building.
First Bank President and CEO Adam Currie shared that the sale was a decision made to benefit both the Town of Southern Pines and the bank.
“The town approached us, and they had a couple of times, but then they approached us seriously. They were operating out of three or four buildings in downtown Southern Pines and really needed a big building. Ours was the only one there. As our business has evolved, that building was not full for us, and we honestly wanted to be a good corporate citizen. We felt like they could use the building. They really wanted it. We came to a price and decided to sell it to them,” explained Currie…