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                           Exhibit 99.1


                          PRESS RELEASE


               FIRST KEYSTONE ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT
    TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE IN SHICKSHINNY, PENNSYLVANIA

Berwick, Pennsylvania - FEBRUARY 17, 2012 - First Keystone
Corporation (OTC BB: FKYS), parent company of First Keystone
Community Bank, announced their commitment to establish a full
service branch in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania.  "I'm proud to
report we currently have an agreement in place to purchase the
former Hasay Chevrolet property and are in the process of
obtaining the necessary permits and regulatory approval to begin
construction", stated Matthew Prosseda, Chief Executive Officer.

"We have seen first hand how the flooding of 2011 has impacted
Shickshinny.  We understand the great commitment it will take for
that community to completely rebuild, and we are committed to
being a successful part of that comeback." stated Kevin Miller,
Chief Operating Officer.  "We are a community bank that prides
itself in providing excellent customer service.  Our employees
are excited about welcoming Shickshinny into our family of
branches."

First Keystone Community Bank has a track record of solid
business decisions and provides innovative business and personal
banking products that focus on "Yesterday's Traditions,
Tomorrow's Vision." First Keystone Community Bank is an
independently owned community bank since 1864 and presently
operates branches in Columbia (5), Luzerne (6), Montour (1), and
Monroe (4) counties.   Shickshinny will be their 17th branch.

Inquiries regarding the purchase of the company's stock may be
made through the following brokers:  RBC Dain Rauscher,
800.223.4207; Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., 800.526.6397;
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., 800.883.8383; and Stifel Nicolaus &
Co. Inc., 800.223.6807.

Note:  This press release may contain forward looking statements
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.  Actual results and trends could differ materially from
those set forth in such statements due to various factors.  These
factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks; changing
economic and competitive conditions and other risks and
uncertainties.

For more information on First Keystone Community Bank or its
parent company, First Keystone Corporation, please contact
Matthew P. Prosseda at 570.752.3671.



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