8-K

                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    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): January 25, 2006


                             FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       North Carolina                  000-22787              56-2028446
(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                  Number)           Identification Number)


                6114 U.S. 301 South
             Four Oaks, North Carolina                    27524
     (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)



                                 (919) 963-2177
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01         Other Events.

On January 25, 2006, Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. (OTC BB: FOFN) issued a press
release announcing a cash dividend of $0.08 per share payable on or after March
7, 2006, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2006. The full text of the
press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
reference.


Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.


         Exhibit No.       Description
         -----------       -----------
         99.1              Press Release issued on January 25, 2006



                                    SIGNATURE

     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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                           FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.


                                           By:  /s/ Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  January 25, 2006





                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                 -------------


             Exhibit No.         Description
             -----------         -----------
             99.1                Press Release issued on January 25, 2006

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


          Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. Declares 2006 First Quarter Dividend


     FOUR OAKS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2006--Four Oaks Fincorp,
Inc.(OTCBB: FOFN), holding company for Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company, today
announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 8 cents per
share payable on or after March 7, 2006, to shareholders of record on February
28, 2006. This dividend is 11% higher than the first quarter 2005 dividend as
adjusted to retroactively reflect the five-for-four stock split paid on November
25, 2005.


    CONTACT: Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.
             Ayden R. Lee, Jr., 919-963-2177
             President and Chief Executive Officer
             Nancy S. Wise, 919-963-2177
             Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer