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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 event reported): March 26, 2010

HICKORY TECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Minnesota
0-13721
41-1524393
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

221 East Hickory Street, P.O. Box 3248, Mankato, MN
56002-3248
(Address of principal executive offices)
 (Zip Code)


____________________(800) 326-5789____________________
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


____________________Not Applicable____________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers: Election of Directors; appointment of Principal Officers.
 
    Starr J. Kirklin, age 73, will be resigning from the board of directors of Hickory Tech Corporation, effective May 11, 2010.  Mr. Kirklin has served on the Board since 1989.  Based on the Company by-laws which state that a person cannot stand for election as a director after that person’s seventy-second birthday, Mr. Kirklin will be retiring from the Board. 

    The Board will not be filling the director vacancy at this time.  The Board believes it can effectively represent the shareholders and carry out its responsibilities with a nine member board.
 
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SIGNATURE
 
    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.
 
Date:  March 26, 2010


HICKORY TECH CORPORATION


By:  /s/ John W. Finke
John W. Finke, President and Chief Executive Officer


By:  /s/ David A. Christensen
David A. Christensen, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
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