UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                
                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT

                 Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

             Date of Report:     September 23, 2005
    (Date of earliest event reported:  September 23, 2005)
                                
                HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         Maryland            1-14445           58-0281900
      (State or other      (Commission           (I.R.S.
      jurisdiction of     File Number)          Employer
     incorporation or                         Identification     
       organization)                                No.)
                                                  
                                                    
                      780 Johnson Ferry Road,
                            Suite 800,
                      Atlanta, Georgia 30342
      (Address of principal executive officers) ( Zip Code)
       Telephone number, including area code:   (404) 443-2900
   

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Item 8.01.  Other Events

Haverty  Furniture Companies, Inc. (the "Company"  or  "Havertys")
makes  available  its  Corporate Governance  Principles,  Code  of
Business  Conduct and Ethics, Audit Committee Charter,  Nominating
and   Corporate   Governance  Committee  Charter,  and   Executive
Compensation  and  Employee  Benefits  Committee  Charter  on  its
website at www.havertys.com. This information is also available in
print to any stockholder who requests it.  Additionally, copies of
reports  filed  with  the  Securities  and   Exchange  Commission,
including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports  on  Form
10-Q  and  Current  Reports on Form 8-K may be accessed  from  the
Company's   website,  free  of  charge,  as  soon  as   reasonably
practicable after Havertys electronically files such reports with,
or   furnishes  such  reports  to,  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  The  electronic  availability  of  certain   Havertys
corporate  governance  documents was disclosed  in  the  Company's
Proxy  Statement  for  the  2005 annual meeting  of  stockholders.
Electronic availability of the Executive Compensation and Employee
Benefits Committee Charter and the hard copy availability  of  the
governance documents were inadvertently not disclosed.
   
                           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.


                            HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
                            
                            
September 23, 2005          By: /s/ Jenny Hill Parker
                               ----------------------------
                                   Jenny Hill Parker
                               Vice President, Secretary
                                   and Treasurer