8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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): September 4, 2008

GREEN BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Tennessee	0-14289	62-1222567
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 North Main Street Greeneville, Tennessee	37743-4992
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(423) 639-5111
(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 Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Robin Haynes has resigned her position as a member of the Board of Directors of Green Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its principal subsidiary, GreenBank, effective September 4, 2008.

The Company issued a press release on September 4, 2008 announcing Ms. Haynes’ resignation.  The text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	Press release dated September 4, 2008.

SIGNATURES

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.

		GREEN COUNTY BANKSHARES, INC.
		By:	/s/ James E. Adams
		Name:	James E. Adams
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief
			Financial Officer and Secretary
Date:	September 4, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press release dated September 4, 2008.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Robin Haynes Moves from Board of Directors to Advisory Board

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRNB) the holding company for GreenBank, today announced that Robin Haynes has resigned her position as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and its principal subsidiary, GreenBank, in order to devote more time to her family's business interests. She will continue her service to the Company as a member of our Leadership Advisory Board for Blount and Knox Counties.

Stan Puckett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Robin has been an active member of our Board since 2004. Although we will miss her wise counsel, we wish her well and are pleased that she will remain actively involved with GreenBank."

Greeneville, Tennessee-based Green Bankshares, Inc., with total assets of approximately $3.0 billion, is the holding company for GreenBank. GreenBank, which traces its origin to 1890, has 64 branches across East and Middle Tennessee, and one branch each in Bristol, Virginia, and Hot Springs, North Carolina. It also provides wealth management services through its GreenWealth Division and residential mortgage lending through its Mortgage Division. In addition, GreenBank conducts separate businesses through three wholly owned subsidiaries: Superior Financial Services, Inc., a consumer finance company; GCB Acceptance Corporation, a consumer finance company specializing in automobile lending; and Fairway Title Co., a title insurance company.

CONTACT:
Green Bankshares, Inc.
James E. Adams, 423-278-3050
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer