On December 27, 2012, the Board of Directors of First Community Bancshares, Inc. (Bluefield) appointed W. C. Blankenship as director, effective January 1, 2013. Mr. Blankenship has been a director of the company's wholly owned subsidiary, First Community Bank, since 1996. Mr. Blankenship is a State Farm Insurance agent from Tazewell, Virginia.

The Board will determine Mr. Blankenship's committee appointments during the course of 2013.