Exhibit 32.1

Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highlands Bankshares, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2005, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, as the chief executive officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003,
that:

      1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                                         /s/ C. E. PORTER
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                                         C. E. Porter
                                         Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 11, 2005