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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 of BancTenn Corp., of our report dated February 4, 2000, on the 1999
and 1998 financial statements of BancTenn Corp. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.





                                             /s/ Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC



Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 22, 2000