SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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): August 20, 2002


                             1st State Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


        Virginia                          0-25859               56-2130744
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(State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                 File Number)         Identification No.)



445 S. Main Street, Burlington, North Carolina                     27215
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (336) 227-8861


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS
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     On August 20, 2002, the Board of Directors of 1st State Bancorp,  Inc. (the
"Corporation")  announced  that it is commencing a stock  repurchase  program to
acquire up to 328,961 shares of the Corporation's common stock, which represents
approximately  10% of the  outstanding  common  stock.  The  program,  which  is
expected  to be  completed  within 18  months,  will be  dependent  upon  market
conditions  and there is no  guarantee  as to the  exact  number of shares to be
repurchased by the Corporation.

     Further information  regarding the stock repurchase program is set forth in
a press release dated August 20, 2002, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.


ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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           Exhibit 99.1             Press Release dated August 20, 2002



                                   SIGNATURES


     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.


                                   1ST STATE BANCORP, INC.



Date:    August 20, 2002           By:/s/ James C. McGill
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                                      James C. McGill
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer