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         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 (Date of earliest reported): February 23, 2011



                    FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION
               ____________________________________
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


          PENNSYLVANIA             2-88927           23-2249083
       __________________         __________         _____________
        (State or other          (Commission         (IRS Employer
          jurisdiction          File Number)     Identification No.
       of incorporation)



111 West Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania       18603
____________________________________________      ________
  (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 570.752.3671


                               N/A
     _______________________________________________________
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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
Instruction A.2. below):

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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS On February 23, 2011, First Keystone Corporation, parent company of First Keystone Community Bank, issued a press release reporting the declaration of it's first quarter dividend. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8K as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Financial Statements and Exhibits None. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information None. (c) Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description ______________ ___________ 99.1 Press Release of First Keystone Corporation dated February 23, 2011. -2-
Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. FIRST KEYSTONE CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Matthew P. Prosseda Matthew P. Prosseda Chief Executive Officer Date: February 25, 2011 -3-
EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ______________ ___________ 99.1 Press Release of First Keystone Corporation dated February 23, 2011 -4