UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  APRIL 24, 2003
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                       Georgia Bank Financial Corporation
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

            Georgia                   0-24172                  58-2005097
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       (State or other               (Commission               (IRS Employer
       jurisdiction of               File Number)           Identification No.)
        incorporation)


3530 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA                                        30909
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        (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code        (706) 738-6990
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

          (c) Exhibits.

              Exhibit  No.          Description
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                 99.1               Press Release, dated April 24, 2003.

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The following information is intended to be included under "Item 12.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and is included under this Item 9
in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.

     On April 24, 2003, Georgia Bank Financial Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release regarding its financial results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2003. The Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing.


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                                   Signatures

     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.

                                        GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL
                                        CORPORATION

                                        By:
Dated: April 24, 2003
                                               /s/ Ronald L. Thigpen
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                                        Name:  Ronald L. Thigpen
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                                        Title: Executive Vice President
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                                               and Chief Operating Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


          Exhibit  No.          Description
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             99.1               Press Release, dated April 24, 2003.


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