 HATTIESBURG, Miss.--BUSINESS WIRE--The First, A National Banking Association The First, headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and subsidiary of The First Bancshares, Inc. NASDAQ: FBMS FBMS has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire seven Cadence Bank, N.A. branches in Northeast Mississippi. Cadence Bank, N.A. is a subsidiary of Cadence Bancorporation NYSE: CADE Cadence. The divestiture of these branches is a result of the joint Letter of Agreement LOA ente 