EXHIBIT 32.1


                   STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
          CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. {section} 1350

      In  connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 2006 (the "Form 10-Q") of Grayson Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company"), we,
Jacky K. Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Blake M. Edwards,
Chief Financial  Officer  of  the  Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
{section} 1350, as adopted pursuant  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to our knowledge:

      (a)   the Form 10-Q fully complies  with the requirements of Section 13(a)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

      (b)   the information contained in the  Form  10-Q fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and  results  of  operations of
      the Company as of and for the periods presented in the Form 10-Q.



      By:  /s/ Jacky K. Anderson                 Date: August 14, 2006
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            Jacky K. Anderson
            Chief Executive Officer



      By:   /s/ Blake M. Edwards                 Date: August 14, 2006
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            Blake M. Edwards
            Chief Financial Officer