EXHIBIT 23.1
[SYMONDS EVANS & LARSON, P.C.LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1
of our report dated January 14, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Bank of Southern Oregon as of and for the year ended
December 31, 1999, included in PremierWest Bancorp's Form S-4 Registration
Statement (File No. 333-96209), as amended, and to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1992
Combined Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of Bank of Southern
Oregon and the United Bancorp Stock Option Plan, as amended, of our report
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Bank of Southern
Oregon as of and for the year ended December 31, 1999 incorporated by
reference in this Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1.
/s/ Symonds Evans & Larson, P.C.
Symonds Evans & Larson, P.C.
July 20, 2000
Portland, Oregon
