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:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Capital City Bank Group,

Inc.;

2. 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;

3. 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;

4. 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

(the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of

an annual report) that

has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,

the registrant’s internal control over financial

reporting; and

5. 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 and

Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 27, 2026

CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC 10-K