Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
115 South Grant Street
Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750
September 24, 2025
VIA EDGAR AND E-MAIL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Robert Arzonetti
| Re: | Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (the “Company”) |
Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed September 15, 2025 (amended on September 24, 2025)
File No. 333-290271
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) accelerate the effective date of the Registration Statement and declare the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 26, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Please contact Olivia Weber at (404) 881-7298 of Alston & Bird LLP with any questions you may have concerning this request and to confirm when this request for acceleration has been granted.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| Colony Bankcorp, inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Derek Shelnutt | |
| Name: Derek Shelnutt | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||