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Athens ISD update on the district



Jacksonville ISD happenings update




Lufkin Police investigating two separate deaths that occurred overnight



Good rains, but mild weather could put a 'chill' on fruit production



Former TDCJ Correctional Officer indicted on sexual assault charges



Candidate filing for Longview Mayor, City Council



Tyler Police Department investigate aggravated assault



Pet of the Week



City of Longview needs citizens to serve on boards, commissions



Update: Nacogdoches Co. authorities recover stolen plane from Athens



Super Bowl XLVI gets a Texas-sized push from agriculture



Lufkin man reverses truck out of parking spot, arrested for DWI



East Texas School for novice ranchers accepting students



Believe it or not, army worms are here



Anderson Co. Authorities arrest man in possession of 4.1 grams of meth



Malnourished animals seized from property near Cayuga



City of Palestine mourning loss of fellow employee



Randy Travis booked, released, near Dallas for public intoxication



Palestine City Manager gives insight on happenings in the city



Keep Tyler Beautiful honored for high performance in 2011



Tyler Police arrest alleged shooter of 19-year-old victim



Palestine Chamber presents seminar on customer service



Celebrate Mardi Gras Upriver in Historical Jefferson Texas



TxDOT plans pavement repair work in Anderson County, other updates



Tyler Officer hit by drunk driver



The musical "Grease" at Liberty Hall



  

Anderson Co. Relay for Life team kicking off fundraisers



East Texas Fruit, Vegetable Conference set Feb. 28



Westwood National Honor Society inducted new members Thursday



Applications still being accepted for TVEC contest to send students to D.C.



VVA Chapter 991 collecting 'Valentine's for Veterans'



Palestine YMCA to host "Go Red Por Tu Corazon" dancing benefit Saturday



Tyler Police Sergeant to retire after 34 years of service, reception Friday



Texas DPS urging Texans to avoid driving on flooded roadways



Palestine YMCA envisions community recreation center, PARC



Brownwood wildfire academy aims to prepare firefighters



Texas State Railroad could cease operations on February 15



Lufkin PD makes two arrests after assault report



Longview Police arrest suspect in E-Z Mart robbery



Dogwood Queen Pageant applications available, deadline March 2



Longview Fire Dept. offers Fire Prevention course for seniors



TDA seeks community partnerships to feed children during summer months



Walgreens robbery suspect arrested by Longview Police



Free tax services available at the Senior Activity Center in Palestine



TxDOT continues work all over the region



Tyler ISD promoting "No Bully Zone"



Drought may mean more dryland cotton in Texas High Plains



Palestine Wildcat Band hosting St. Valentine's Fiesta



Update: More information released about blow dart shooting incident



AVVA Chapter 991 holding "Sock Hop" fundraiser on March 3



TJC science center hosting 'Love Under the Stars' on Feb. 14



Annual Kids Fishing Day at Teague Park in Longview set for Feb. 11



Gov. Perry increases reward for 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders Program



Longview Police Department receives "Recognized" status



Man arrested without incident after chasing imaginary person



Second Annual Mardi Gras Parade in Palestine offers fun for the family



Frankston man wanted by Anderson Co. authorities for alleged burglary, assault



Tyler Parks and Rec summer playground program seeks donations



Palestine Fire Dept. to receive AED machines



Three arrested for engaging in criminal activity in Lufkin



Longview resident's car stolen from local store



Longview Police arrest man for alleged theft



Avenue A in Palestine reopened



New Spin on Jacksonville Chamber's Business After Hours function



Palestine Resource Center for Independent Living taking donations for PRIDE



Elderly woman receives broken arm during robbery



Task Force assessing homelessness recommends 10-point plan in Tyler



AgriLife Extension specialist: Hungry hogs more careless



Tyler City Council authorizes design of Downtown parking garage



Tyler ISD Education Foundation close to surpassing goal of $250K



Tyler Police catch suspects after robbing convenience store



Anderson Co. Sheriff's Department awarded vehicle



Frankston ISD to start turning dirt in August (PHOTOS)



Van Zandt Co. Sheriff's Dept. recovers cemetery vases, issues warrants



National Business Consultant to conduct seminar in Palestine



Multiple burglaries net two arrests in Van Zandt Co.



Reklaw man found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child



Pennington pleads guilty to charges including sexual assault, child pornography



Interstate 20 in East Texas approved for 75 mph speed limit



Tyler City Council provides building for homeless day resource center



Photos of severe storm damage in Tennessee Colony area



Great turnout for Palestine Chamber's Quarterly Mixer



Palestine ISD Superintendent's contract extended to 2015 (AUDIO)




Rusk Co. Relay for Life Good Hope Baptist team hosting Gospel Concert



Texas crop, weather: Conditions mixed as famers mull spring planting



Cherokee Co. Sheriff's Dept. arrests three on drug charges



Heart of Tyler annual meeting set for Tuesday



Tyler Public Library offers card-making classes



East Texas Pasture Management program to focus on summer weed control



Free Preservation seminar in Palestine on Tuesday



Printed Page Players launch a new season at the Library



City of Tyler's "10 in 10 Challenge" weigh-in schedule



The Camp to hold retreat March 2-4



PROJECT CADEN Benefit a success, raised over $22,000



Girl Scout Troop 1896 interview with KYYK's Gary Richards



Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson County Extension Agent reports



Texas Forestry Museum's Fun in the Forest After Dark set for Feb. 9



Texas Forest Trail Region launches photo competition



Tickets available for Palestine YMCA's Mother/Son, Daddy/Daughter dances



Time to begin work on Texas State-Fish Art Contest entries



Army mom gets best Christmas gift, Soldier's return



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Tomlinson-Leis Communications LLC , its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (collectively, the “Company”), will conduct its contests substantially as described in these general contesting rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

The Company may from time to time conduct contests concurrently and simultaneously on several affiliate radio stations owned and not owned by the Company, and the Company may add or remove participating stations or change call letters of any affiliate station at any time during a contest as announced on the affected station.  For a list of participating stations for each individual contest, please visit the affiliate station website of this Radio Station. 

1.             Prize(s).  The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize.  All prizes must be redeemed from the Radio Station within thirty (30) days of the contest end date, or from day awarded, unless otherwise stated in the contest’s official rules.  Certain prizes are date specific (i.e. concerts, trips) and the winner or winners must be available on the dates specified.  If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified for any reason, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, at the radio station’s sole discretion. 

2.             Eligibility and Limitations.  Participants and winner(s) must be U.S. residents.  The age limit will vary from contest to contest as determined by the Radio Station, please refer to each contest’s official rules.  If the contest is open to minors, a parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, but the Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor.  Unless otherwise stated in the official contest rules, only one (1) entry per person.  Only one (1) prize per household for the Contest.   If the contest involves listener participation by voting for a contest participant on the Radio Station’s website then the voting is limited to one (1) vote per person.  If a contestant receives multiple and/or irregular votes from the same user or users, regardless of the source, the Radio Station reserves the right to disqualify the contestant in its sole discretion.  Employees of the Company, the Contest’s participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, company employees of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win.  The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws,” or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.

3.             Telephone and Delivery Disclaimer.  If a contest is a call in to win contest and/or a telephone is needed to participate in the Contest, participants are restricted to the use of ordinary telephone equipment.   The Company disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue a telephone call due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Company’s control, or otherwise.  For all contests the Company disclaims all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method.  The Company is not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including:  failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest.  Entry forms in a register-to-win contest must be handwritten. 

4.             Voting Contests.  By participating in the voting portion of any contest, each voting participant agrees to be bound by the official contest rules.  Voting is limited to one vote per verified email address.  If an entrant receives multiple and/or irregular votes or multiple votes from the same user or users, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, other automated means or other source,  the Radio Station reserves the right to disqualify the entrant at the radio station’s sole discretion.   If the contest includes the use of an internet tool and the internet voting process fails to operate properly or appears to be tampered with or tainted with errors, fraud or unfair practices, the Company reserves the right to use another means to determine the winner(s), i.e. random selection or appointing a panel of judges.   All decisions of the judges are final. 

5.             Publicity; Use of Personal Information.  By participating, where allowed by law, all participants and winner(s) grant the Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, videotape, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use.  By participating in the Contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that the Company may disclose personal information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and use such information for marketing and other purposes. 

7.             Consumer Created Content.  If the entry for the contest includes any creative material from the participant, including but not limited to, consumer created content, by submitting your entry: (1) you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place the company or contest sponsors under any fiduciary or other obligation, that the company is free to disclose the ideas on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you;  (2) you acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, the company and contest sponsors do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to sponsor, or developed by their employees, or obtained from sources other than you; (3) you are verifying that you are the owner and producer of the submitted material and that no third party ownership rights exist to any material submitted, and (4) you are hereby granting the company and the Radio Station a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right and license to use, publish, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed and promote such content in any form, in all media now known or hereinafter created, anywhere in the world, for any purpose. 

8.             Release.  By participating in the Contest, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its employees and agents, the Contest’s sponsors and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize.  In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Company.

9.             Taxes.  Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to the Company, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law.  Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not specifically provided for in the official rules.  Each winner must provide the Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded.  Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Company will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.  

10.             Conduct and Decisions.  By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel.  Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified.  Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited.  The Company will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Company’s decisions concerning such disputes shall be final.  If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Company deems appropriate.  All decisions will be made by the Company and are final.  The Company may waive any of these rules at the Radio Station’s sole discretion.  Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately circumvent, disrupt, damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Company reserves the right to seek civil and/or criminal prosecution and/or damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

11.          Miscellaneous.  Void where prohibited.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.  Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the Company’s release form to claim the prize.  The Company may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the Radio Station.  The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest.  For a copy of the rules, or where required by law, a list of winners, visit the Radio Station at 800 W. Palestine Ave, Palestine, Texas 75801.  All entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned. 

12.          Compliance with Law.  The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein.  The Company shall follow the applicable laws for conducting contests, including furnishing lists of winners, running specific on-air disclaimers, providing specific written information about the Contest, etc. as required by local and state law.  

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