exhibit311

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act

Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, William G. Smith, Jr.,

certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Capital City Bank Group,

Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of

a material fact or omit to state a material fact

necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under

which such statements were made, not misleading

with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information

included in this report, fairly present in all

material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows

of the registrant as of, and for, the periods

presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying

officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining

disclosure controls and

procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))

and internal control over financial reporting (as

defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure

controls and procedures to be designed

under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the

registrant, including its consolidated

subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly

during the period in which this report

is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such

internal control over financial reporting to be

designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding

the reliability of financial reporting and

the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with

generally accepted accounting

principles;

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s

disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our

conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and

procedures, as of the end of the period covered by

this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s

internal control over financial reporting that occurred during

the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter

that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially

affect, the

registrant’s internal control

over financial reporting; and

The registrant’s other certifying

officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation

of internal control over

financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors

and the audit committee of the registrant’s

board of directors (or persons

performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation

of internal control over financial

reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s

ability to record, process, summarize and

report financial information; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other

employees who have a significant role in the

registrant’s internal control

over financial reporting.

/s/ William G. Smith, Jr.

William G. Smith, Jr.

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 31, 2023