Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
I, M. Ray (Hoppy) Cole, Jr., certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The First Bancshares, Inc.; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: November 15, 2018 | /s/ M. Ray (Hoppy )Cole, Jr. | |
M. Ray (Hoppy) Cole, Jr. | ||
Chief Executive Officer |