Premier Community Bankshares, Inc. Included in Bank and Thrift Sm-All Stars - Class of 2005

Premier Community Bankshares, Inc. Included in Bank and Thrift
Sm-All Stars - Class of 2005 


WINCHESTER, Va., July 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Premier Community
Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:PREM) announced today its inclusion in the prestigious
Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Bank and Thrift Sm-All Stars -- Class of 2005.
 Sandler O'Neill, an investment banking firm headquartered in New York that
specializes in financial institutions, selected 38 companies that the firm
believes to be the top performing publicly traded small-cap banks and thrifts
in the nation.

"Recognition from the banking industry experts at Sandler O'Neill is truly an
honor," stated Donald L. Unger, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Sandler O'Neill looked at all 573 publicly traded banks and thrifts with market
capitalization below $2 billion.  Their evaluation focused on earnings and
balance sheet growth trends, profitability, credit and asset quality and
capital strength.  Sandler O'Neill believes the 38 companies named will be the
next crop of leading mid-cap banks and thrifts.

"The inclusion among the top-performing community banks in the nation reflects
the success of the business strategy that has served us so well in the past,
and will continue to follow going forward," said Mr. Unger.

Premier Community Bankshares, Inc. is the parent company of The Marathon Bank,
Rockingham Heritage Bank and Premier Bank (to open July 18, 2005), which
operates 17 offices in the Shenandoah Valley.  The branches are serving the
counties of Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Rockingham, Augusta, the
cities of Winchester, Harrisonburg, Waynesboro, and Staunton in Virginia, and
will be serving the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson and the city of
Martinsburg.

Statements concerning future performance, events, expectations for growth and
market forecasts, and any other guidance on future periods, constitute
forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from stated
expectations.  The information contained in this release should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in
Premier's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as they may be amended from time to time.
Results of operations for the most recent quarter are not necessarily
indicative of operating results for any future periods.  Any projections in
this release are based on limited information currently available to
management, which is subject to change.  Although any such projections and the
factors influencing them will likely change, the bank will not necessarily
update the information, since management will only provide guidance at certain
points during the year.  Such information speaks only as of the date of this
release.  Additional information on these and other factors that could affect
our financial results are included in filings by Premier with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. 

DATASOURCE: Premier Community Bankshares, Inc.



CONTACT:  Donald L. Unger, President and CEO, [phone], or John K.

Stephens, Chairman, [phone], both of Premier Community Bankshares,

Inc.

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