Exhibit 32.1


                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

I, Ronald K. Puetz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tri City Bankshares
Corporation  (the  "Corporation"),  certify,  pursuant  to  Section  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

(1)  the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
     31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as
     applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(2)  the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  the
     Corporation.


Dated: May 12, 2008
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                                           /s/Ronald K. Puetz
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                                           Ronald K. Puetz
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Chief Executive Officer)



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to the  Corporation  and  will  be  retained  by the  Corporation  and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. This statement
"accompanies" the periodic report to which it relates and shall not be deemed as
"filed"  as part of the  report or  otherwise  for  purposes  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.