<PAGE>   1

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 2000
                                                     Registration   No. 333-____
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  ------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                  ------------

                              HEADHUNTER.NET, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

      Georgia                                 58-2403177
(State or other jurisdiction                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

                       6410 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 160
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

             HEADHUNTER.NET, INC. 2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                 MARK W. PARTIN
                              HEADHUNTER.NET, INC.
                       6410 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 160
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
                                 (770) 300-9272

(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                    COPY TO:

                                 JOEL J. HUGHEY
                                ALSTON & BIRD LLP
                 ONE ATLANTIC CENTER, 1201 WEST PEACHTREE STREET
                           ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309-3424

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==========================================================================================================================
             TITLE OF                                     PROPOSED MAXIMUM         PROPOSED MAXIMUM         AMOUNT OF
           SECURITIES TO              AMOUNT TO BE       OFFERING PRICE PER       AGGREGATE OFFERING       REGISTRATION
           BE REGISTERED              REGISTERED(1)           SHARE(2)                   PRICE                 FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>                <C>                      <C>                      <C>
   Common stock, $.01 par value          50,000                  $12.9375                  $646,875.00          $170.78
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

-----------------------------

(l) Consists of shares of common stock that the registrant may issue pursuant to
options granted under the HeadHunter.NET, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

(2) Based on the average of the high and low price of shares of the registrant's
common stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market System on December 29, 1999,
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h).


<PAGE>   2


                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

         We will provide the documents constituting Part I of this registration
statement to participants in the HeadHunter.NET, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:

                  (a)      Our latest annual report filed pursuant to Section
                           13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                           or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
                           424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, that
                           contains audited financial statements for our latest
                           fiscal year for which such statements have been
                           filed.

                  (b)      All of our reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
                           15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since
                           the end of the fiscal year covered by the document
                           referred to in (a) above.

                  (c)      The description of our common stock contained in our
                           registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
                           Commission on August 11, 1999 under the Securities
                           Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or
                           report filed for the purpose of updating such
                           description.

         All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such documents.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

                                      II-1

<PAGE>   3


ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         Our articles of incorporation eliminate the personal liability of our
directors to us or our shareholders for monetary damage for any breach of duty
as a director, provided that we cannot eliminate or limit the liability of a
director for:

         -        a breach of duty involving appropriation of a business
                  opportunity of ours;

         -        an act or omission which involves intentional misconduct or a
                  knowing violation of law;

         -        any transaction from which the director receives an improper
                  personal benefit; or

         -        unlawful corporate distributions.

         In addition, if at any time the Georgia Business Corporation Code is
amended to authorize further elimination or limitation of the personal liability
of a director, then the liability of each of our directors shall be eliminated
or limited to the fullest extent permitted by such provisions, as so amended,
without further action by our shareholders, unless otherwise required.

         Our bylaws require us to indemnify any director or officer who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (including any action or suit by or in our right) because such
person is or was one of our directors or officers, against liability incurred by
the director or officer in such proceeding except for any liability incurred in
a proceeding in which the director or officer is adjudged liable to us or is
subjected to injunctive relief in our favor for:

         -        any appropriation, in violation of such director's or
                  officer's duties, of any business opportunity of ours;

         -        acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a
                  knowing violation of law;

         -        unlawful corporate distributions; or

         -        any transaction from which such officer or director received
                  an improper personal benefit.


                                      II-2


<PAGE>   4

         Our board of directors also has the authority to extend to employees
and agents the same indemnification rights held by directors. Indemnified
persons would also be entitled to have us advance expenses prior to the final
disposition of the proceeding. If it is ultimately determined that they are not
entitled to indemnification, however, such amounts would be repaid. Insofar as
indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to our officers and directors pursuant to these provisions, the
Commission has informed us that in its opinion such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable.

         We have entered into separate indemnity agreements with each of our
directors and some of our executive officers, under which we agree to indemnify
them and to advance them expenses in a manner and subject to terms and
conditions similar to those set forth in our articles of incorporation and
bylaws.

         We maintain a standard form of officers' and directors' liability
insurance policy which provides coverage to our officers and directors for
liabilities, including liabilities which may arise out of this registration
statement.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

        4.1  Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-80915))

        4.2  Bylaws, as amended, (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to
our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-80915)).

        4.3  HeadHunter.NET, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

        5.1  Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding the legality of the
securities being registered.

        23.1 Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

        23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

        24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page contained on page
II-6).

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

        (a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                                     II-3
<PAGE>   5


             (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                 (i)      To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                 (ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement; and

                 (iii)    To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change in such information in the registration statement;

        provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

             (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

             (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

         (b) The undersigned issuer hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 of this
Part II, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer,
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion

                                     II-4
<PAGE>   6

of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.

                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
HeadHunter.NET, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 29th day of
December, 1999.

                            HeadHunter.NET, Inc.

                            By: /s/ ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.
                               ------------------------------------------------
                               Robert M. Montgomery, Jr.
                               President and Chief Executive Officer
                               (Principal Executive Officer)


                            By: /s/ MARK W. PARTIN
                               ------------------------------------------------
                                Mark W. Partin
                                Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
                                (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

                            (Continued on next page)


                                      II-5

<PAGE>   7



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know All Men By These Presents, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., and Mark W. Partin, or
either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution, and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,
with exhibits, and other related documents, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or her/his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                               DATE
               ---------                                    -----                               ----

<S>                                       <C>                                         <C>
/s/ WILLIAM H. SCOTT, III
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
William H. Scott, III

/s/ J. DOUGLAS COX
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
J. Douglas Cox

/s/ ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Robert M. Montgomery, Jr.

/s/ WARREN L. BARE
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Warren L. Bare

/s/ DONALD W. WEBER
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Donald W. Weber

/s/ BURTON B. GOLDSTEIN, JR.
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Burton B. Goldstein, Jr.

/s/ MICHAEL G. MISIKOFF
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Michael G. Misikoff

/s/ KIMBERLEY E. THOMPSON
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Kimberley E. Thompson
</TABLE>

                                      II-6
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1

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 2000
                                                     Registration   No. 333-____
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  ------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                  ------------

                              HEADHUNTER.NET, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

      Georgia                                 58-2403177
(State or other jurisdiction                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

                       6410 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 160
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

             HEADHUNTER.NET, INC. 2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                 MARK W. PARTIN
                              HEADHUNTER.NET, INC.
                       6410 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 160
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
                                 (770) 300-9272

(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                    COPY TO:

                                 JOEL J. HUGHEY
                                ALSTON & BIRD LLP
                 ONE ATLANTIC CENTER, 1201 WEST PEACHTREE STREET
                           ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309-3424
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==========================================================================================================================
             TITLE OF                                     PROPOSED MAXIMUM         PROPOSED MAXIMUM         AMOUNT OF
           SECURITIES TO              AMOUNT TO BE       OFFERING PRICE PER       AGGREGATE OFFERING       REGISTRATION
           BE REGISTERED              REGISTERED(1)           SHARE(2)                   PRICE                 FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common stock, $.01 par value          50,000                  $12.9375                  $646,875.00          $170.78
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------

(l) Consists of shares of common stock that the registrant may issue pursuant to
options granted under the HeadHunter.NET, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

(2) Based on the average of the high and low price of shares of the registrant's
common stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market System on December 29, 1999,
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h).
2

                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

         We will provide the documents constituting Part I of this registration
statement to participants in the HeadHunter.NET, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:

                  (a)      Our latest annual report filed pursuant to Section
                           13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                           or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
                           424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, that
                           contains audited financial statements for our latest
                           fiscal year for which such statements have been
                           filed.

                  (b)      All of our reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
                           15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since
                           the end of the fiscal year covered by the document
                           referred to in (a) above.

                  (c)      The description of our common stock contained in our
                           registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
                           Commission on August 11, 1999 under the Securities
                           Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or
                           report filed for the purpose of updating such
                           description.

         All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such documents.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

                                      II-1
3

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         Our articles of incorporation eliminate the personal liability of our
directors to us or our shareholders for monetary damage for any breach of duty
as a director, provided that we cannot eliminate or limit the liability of a
director for:

         -        a breach of duty involving appropriation of a business
                  opportunity of ours;

         -        an act or omission which involves intentional misconduct or a
                  knowing violation of law;

         -        any transaction from which the director receives an improper
                  personal benefit; or

         -        unlawful corporate distributions.

         In addition, if at any time the Georgia Business Corporation Code is
amended to authorize further elimination or limitation of the personal liability
of a director, then the liability of each of our directors shall be eliminated
or limited to the fullest extent permitted by such provisions, as so amended,
without further action by our shareholders, unless otherwise required.

         Our bylaws require us to indemnify any director or officer who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (including any action or suit by or in our right) because such
person is or was one of our directors or officers, against liability incurred by
the director or officer in such proceeding except for any liability incurred in
a proceeding in which the director or officer is adjudged liable to us or is
subjected to injunctive relief in our favor for:

         -        any appropriation, in violation of such director's or
                  officer's duties, of any business opportunity of ours;

         -        acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a
                  knowing violation of law;

         -        unlawful corporate distributions; or

         -        any transaction from which such officer or director received
                  an improper personal benefit.

                                      II-2
4

         Our board of directors also has the authority to extend to employees
and agents the same indemnification rights held by directors. Indemnified
persons would also be entitled to have us advance expenses prior to the final
disposition of the proceeding. If it is ultimately determined that they are not
entitled to indemnification, however, such amounts would be repaid. Insofar as
indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to our officers and directors pursuant to these provisions, the
Commission has informed us that in its opinion such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable.

         We have entered into separate indemnity agreements with each of our
directors and some of our executive officers, under which we agree to indemnify
them and to advance them expenses in a manner and subject to terms and
conditions similar to those set forth in our articles of incorporation and
bylaws.

         We maintain a standard form of officers' and directors' liability
insurance policy which provides coverage to our officers and directors for
liabilities, including liabilities which may arise out of this registration
statement.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

        4.1  Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-80915))

        4.2  Bylaws, as amended, (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to
our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-80915)).

        4.3  HeadHunter.NET, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

        5.1  Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding the legality of the
securities being registered.

        23.1 Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

        23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

        24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page contained on page
II-6).

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

        (a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                                     II-3
5

             (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                 (i)      To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                 (ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement; and

                 (iii)    To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change in such information in the registration statement;

        provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

             (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

             (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

         (b) The undersigned issuer hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 of this
Part II, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer,
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion

                                     II-4
6

of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.

                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
HeadHunter.NET, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 29th day of
December, 1999.

                            HeadHunter.NET, Inc.

                            By: /s/ ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.
                               ------------------------------------------------
                               Robert M. Montgomery, Jr.
                               President and Chief Executive Officer
                               (Principal Executive Officer)

                            By: /s/ MARK W. PARTIN
                               ------------------------------------------------
                                Mark W. Partin
                                Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
                                (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

                            (Continued on next page)

                                      II-5
7

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know All Men By These Presents, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., and Mark W. Partin, or
either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution, and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,
with exhibits, and other related documents, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or her/his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                               DATE
               ---------                                    -----                               ----
/s/ WILLIAM H. SCOTT, III
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
William H. Scott, III

/s/ J. DOUGLAS COX
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
J. Douglas Cox

/s/ ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Robert M. Montgomery, Jr.

/s/ WARREN L. BARE
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Warren L. Bare

/s/ DONALD W. WEBER
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Donald W. Weber

/s/ BURTON B. GOLDSTEIN, JR.
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Burton B. Goldstein, Jr.

/s/ MICHAEL G. MISIKOFF
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Michael G. Misikoff

/s/ KIMBERLEY E. THOMPSON
-----------------------------------       Director                                    December  29, 1999
Kimberley E. Thompson
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