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                           Exhibit 99.1


                          PRESS RELEASE


                     FIRST KEYSTONE ANNOUNCES
             KINGSTON, PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH RELOCATION

Berwick, Pennsylvania - FEBRUARY 17, 2012 - First Keystone
Corporation (OTC BB: FKYS), parent company of First Keystone
Community Bank, one of the region's most customer focused
community banks, is announcing the relocation of their Kingston
branch. In direct response from many customers, the bank has
actively sought a location that would provide added convenience
and easier access. Customers of the existing Kingston location
will work with the same knowledgeable and friendly staff members
they've come to know and trust since 2002.

Currently, the branch is located at 179 Wyoming Avenue. The Bank
has recently closed on the purchase of property at 299 Wyoming
Avenue, and is in the process of obtaining regulatory approval to
begin construction of a new full service banking facility.


First Keystone has been successful in the Kingston area and the
Bank looks forward to becoming an even greater part of this
vibrant community. CEO Matthew Prosseda advised, "People who care
for their towns and cities, like the people of Kingston, are the
customers we are proud to serve.  We are committed to our
customers and to being the bank where local, independent
decisions are made."

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.

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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