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:     May 3, 2006
         (Date of earliest event reported:  May 1, 2006)

                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 No.)
       organization)


                      780 Johnson Ferry Road,
                            Suite 800,
                      Atlanta, Georgia 30342
      (Address of principal executive officers) ( Zip Code)
       Telephone number, including area code:   (404) 443-2900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
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     the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13e-4(c))


Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition
            ----------------------------------------------------

       On   May  1,  2006,  Haverty  Furniture  Companies,   Inc.
("Havertys")  issued  a press release regarding  its  results  of
operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a copy of  which
is  furnished under this Item 2.02 as Exhibit 99.1  hereto.   The
attached  Exhibit 99.1 is not filed, but is furnished  to  comply
with  Regulation FD. The information disclosed in this Item  2.02
Current  Report on Form 8-K is not considered to be  "filed"  for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
and is not subject to the liabilities of that section.

Item   9.01.   Financial  Statements,  Pro  Forma   Financial
               Information and Exhibits
               --------------------------------------------------
  (c)  Exhibits

    99.1      Press Release dated May 1, 2006.



                           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.


May 3, 2006                 By: /s/ Jenny Hill Parker
                               -----------------------------
                                   Jenny Hill Parker
                               Vice President, Secretary
                                     and Treasurer



                          EXHIBIT INDEX


    99.1      Press Release dated May 1, 2006.