Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		000-19297		55-0694814
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 989 Bluefield, Virginia		24605-0989
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(276) 326-9000   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

     On February 28, 2006, First Community Bancshares, Inc. announced by press release its first quarter 2006 cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable on or about March 31, 2006, to shareholders of record on March 15, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     The following exhibit is included with this report:

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press release dated February 28, 2006

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.