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                           Exhibit 99.1


                          PRESS RELEASE


             First Keystone Announces Development of
                Shickshinny, Pennsylvania Branch

Company Release   07/27/2012

BERWICK, PA - (BUSINESSWIRE) - First Keystone Corporation (OTC
BB: FKYS), parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, one
of the region's most customer focused community banks, announces
the completion of the purchase of the Hasay Chevrolet property on
Route 11 in Shickshinny, PA.

First Keystone will begin the process of building its newest
addition to its branch network in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. The
building plans are nearly completed and will be submitted for
approval to Luzerne County and the borough of Shickshinny. Once
final approval is received, building will commence and will be
completed in approximately 4 months.

First Keystone welcomes the opportunity to be the hometown
community bank in Shickshinny and looks forward to becoming an
even greater part of the Shickshinny area. CEO Matthew Prosseda
advised, "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 chartered in 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.

First Keystone CorporationMatthew P. Prosseda, 570.752.3671

Source: First Keystone Corporation




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