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You'd never guess that 15-year-old Hunter Davis was diagnosed with b cell lymphoblastic lymphoma non Hodgkins, only a year and a half ago, just by looking at him. The towering teenager, who lists watching television and "doing nothing" as some of his favorite things, stopped by the Kicks studio with his parents, Marilyn and Cotton, to talk about their experience with the diagnosis and ho

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This month, we're excited to give you the opportunity to fly to Florida with a friend to meet Brad Paisley. Winners of our contest will receive tickets to see the country star live at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL on September 10th. You'll also get airfare to Florida and hotel accommodations for your stay.

3 days and over 25 bands...the party gets kicked off tomorrow at Durango's Canyon located in between Mt. Enterprise and Henderson just off Highway 259. It's the Texas Cram Jam and it features Craig Morgan, Kevin Fowler, Jack Ingram, Roger Creager, Brandon Rhyder, the Casey Donahew Band and many others over the weekend.  Take a look at the full line-up after the bump.

Blake Shelton takes nearly 68% of the vote in a convincing win over the new song from Billy Currington in yesterday's Clash. Now, fresh from his success with 'Farmer's Daughter', Rodney Atkins has a new song called 'Take A Back Road' and it's our challenger on today's Country Clash.

This month, we're giving you the chance to fly to Green Bay to see Kenny Chesney and hang backstage with the country star. Visit our contest page on Facebook and you can win a flight for two to Green Bay, tickets to Chesney's Goin' Coastal tour stop at Lambeau Field on June 11, 2011, and a backstage pass to meet the country star. We're so excited, we assembled these five Kenny Chesney videos, whic

Jake Owen gets another lopsided victory on the KICKS 105 Country Clash, this time racking up nearly 68% of the vote against newcomer Ash Bowers. Today, however, Jake takes on a legend. Reba McEntire has a new single titled 'When Love Gets A Hold Of You'. Take a listen to our champion and challenger after the bump.

Listen every weekday for the KICKS 105 Secret Sound contest sponsored by Lufkin Power Sports. It's your chance to win the jackpot which could be from $250 up to $1,000. Just listen for the cue to call every weekday at 8:50am, 10:06am, 1:06pm, 3:06pm and 5:06pm, then be the 10th caller at 1-877-776-9947.

Today, we're excited to introduce our new commenting system, powered by Facebook. Starting right now, you can comment on and "like" our posts right on the site using your Facebook login, and share them instantly with your friends on Facebook, too. You'll also be able to post when logged into a Yahoo account (and even more ways to comment coming soon). More useful info on the update below

Toby Keith will try to stop Chris Young's new song 'Tomorrow' from entering the KICKS 105 Country Clash Hall of Fame. Chris is going for his 5th straight victory which impressive victories over folks like Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw.  Now Chris will take on the new song from Toby Keith.

The Angelina County Youth Fair is getting into full swing at the George H Henderson Expo Center in Lufkin. Tuesday saw students competing in cakes, desserts, and cheesecakes, as well as market and breeding rabbits.  A few of yesterday's winners stopped by the KICKS 105 studios this morning for a Merrell in the Morning interview (some of the kids event brought samples of their award winning food!!)

Today's Country Clash challenge song is a duet from Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow 'Me And Tennessee' from the Country Strong soundtrack. That song is taking on our champion 'Tomorrow' by Chris Young. After the bump, give the new song a listen and see what you think.