Exhibit 99.1

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FNB CORP.
P.O. Box 1328, Asheboro, NC 27204                          Phone  336-626-8300
101 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203                       Fax   336-626-8374

For Immediate Release                         For Information Contact:
December 29, 2005                              Michael C. Miller, 336-626-8300


               FNB Corp. Elects Brooks and Lloyd as New Directors

     Asheboro,  NC - FNB Corp.  (NASDAQ:  FNBN)  announced  today  that Larry E.
Brooks and Lynn S. Lloyd were  elected to the Board of  Directors  of FNB Corp.,
effective  December 22, 2005. The new  appointments  coincide with the company's
recently  completed  merger with United  Financial  Inc. and  acquisition of its
subsidiary, Alamance Bank, headquartered in Graham, North Carolina.
     Mr. Brooks is an accountant with Cobb,  Ezekiel,  Brown & Co. PA in Graham.
Mr.  Lloyd,  a retired  division  manager  of  Burlington  Industries  Inc.,  is
president and owner of Digital Imaging & Professional Services LLC in Graham.
     "We  warmly  welcome  Larry and Lynn to FNB  Corp.,"  remarked  Michael  C.
Miller, chairman and president. "Both men have strong ties to local business and
industry  and share a lengthy  record of community  service in Alamance  County.
Their understanding of key local markets will assist our company's future growth
and service plans."
     Miller   continued,   "Expansion  along  the  I-40/I-85   corridor  between
Greensboro and  Raleigh-Durham  has been a strategy of FNB Corp. With our second
Greensboro  YES! Bank set to open in  mid-January,  Alamance and Orange counties
are a natural extension of our nearly 100-year-old franchise. We look forward to
receiving great guidance from Larry and Lynn."
     A native of Alamance County,  Mr. Brooks is a US Army veteran and graduated
from Guilford College with a bachelor's degree in Administration  Science. He is
chairman of the Graham Historical District,treasurer of the Graham Civic Center,
vice chairman of the Alamance  Municipal ABC Board and assistant fire chief of
the Graham Fire Department.  Mr. Brooks is a member of the Graham Optimist Club,
Burlington  Moose  Lodge and North  Carolina  Association  of  Certified  Public
Accountants.  He is also a past board member of the Alamance  County  Chamber of
Commerce and former  chairman  and vice  chairman of United  Financial  Inc. Mr.
Brooks and his wife,  Pat,  have one daughter and two  grandchildren  and attend
Bethany Presbyterian Church in Graham.
     Mr.  Lloyd  is also  native  to  Alamance  County  and  graduated  from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in Business
Administration.  He is  director  of the  Mauro  Scholarship  Fund  at  Southern
Alamance High School,  treasurer  and board member of the  Christian  Counseling
Center in Burlington,  member of the United Way Speakers  Bureau and chairman of
both the Southern Alamance Tennis Foundation and the Graham Sports Hall of Fame.
Additionally,  Mr. Lloyd is member of the Graham Jaycees and former president of
various local school boards.  Mr. Lloyd and his wife,  Maycie,  have three grown
children and attend Graham First United Methodist Church.
     FNB Corp.  is the central  North  Carolina-based  bank holding  company for
First National Bank and Trust Company, Alamance Bank and Dover Mortgage Company.
First  National  (MyYesBank.com)  operates 21 community  YES! Banks in Archdale,
Asheboro,  Biscoe, China Grove,  Ellerbe,  Greensboro,  Kannapolis,  Laurinburg,
Pinehurst,  Ramseur,  Randleman,  Rockingham,  Salisbury,  Seagrove, Siler City,
Southern Pines and Trinity. Alamance Bank (alamancebank.com)  operates community
offices  in  Burlington,  Graham and  Hillsborough  and Dover  Mortgage  Company
(dovermortgage.com)  operates  mortgage  production  offices in Carolina  Beach,
Charlotte,  Goldsboro,  Greenville,  Lake Norman,  Leland,  Raleigh,  Waxhaw and
Wilmington.  Through  its  subsidiaries,  FNB Corp.  offers a  complete  line of
consumer, mortgage and business banking services,  including loan, deposit, cash
management, wealth management and internet banking services. The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insures bank deposits up to applicable limits.

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 Enclosure: photos

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 Larry Brooks                 Lynn Lloyd