article_snippet.sent: Kilmarnock interim manager Gary Locke has been given the role on a permanent basis after signing a three-year deal.
article_snippet.sent: The former Hearts boss joined the club as assistant boss to Allan Johnston last summer but took control of the team when Kilmarnock interim manager Gary Locke ex-Tynecastle team-mate quit at the start of February.
article_snippet.sent: The 39-year-old - who will speak at a press conference on Friday morning - has lost just once in seven games since taking over at Rugby Park.
article_snippet.sent: Gary Locke has been given the job at Kilmarnock on a permanent basis after a successful interim spell .
article_snippet.sent: Locke shakes hands with chairman Jim Mann after signing a three-year deal at the club .
highlights_snippet.sent: Gary Locke has been interim manager since start of February .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Gary Locke has won two and drawn four of Gary Locke seven games in charge .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The 37-year-old took over when Allan Johnston quit .