Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., is a bank holding company headquartered in Tappahannock, Virginia. Through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, EVB, founded in 1910, the Company operates twenty-four full service branches in eastern Virginia located in the counties of Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Southampton, Surry and Sussex and the Cities of Colonial Heights and Williamsburg, Newport News, and Hampton. EVB traces its history to the formation of its predecessors Southside Bank and Bank of Northumberland, Inc. in 1910 and Hanover Bank in 2000. Most recently, EVB has acquired Virginia Community Bank in November of 2014, adding three offices to the franchise located in Williamsburg, Newport News, and Hampton. EVB is a community bank targeting small to medium-sized businesses and consumers. Growth has been accomplished through de novo branching, branch acquisitions, and organic growth.