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January 2010

Fire totals 2 apartments in Corrigan

Mobile home burns owner could face charges

17 year old reaches for cell phone causes major accident

Quarterback Tom Brady gets waylaid

Polk County Receives Relay for Life Award

Fatal accident in Carmona near Corrigan

Good samaritan becomes victim of robbery

2 men charged in vehicle burglary

Driver runs from police in routine traffic stop

High speed chase wrecks out on E. Capps Road

Houston auto theft stopped in New Willard

Del Ray Sanders murder trial gets underway

Lieutenant Andy Lowrie arrests felon on the run in traffic stop

Longtime Commissioner Buddy Purvis passes away

Del Ray Sanders found guilty of murder

Del Ray Sanders gets life in TDC

Unsafe turn leads to accident on US-146

Polk Count Multicultural Festival

Home destroyed by fire

Driver flown to Houston from major accident in Goodrich

Intoxication, evasion, auto theft

Concrete poured for Polk County Jail Expansion

4th suspect arrested in connection with Kimberlin murder

Driver totals Lexus on Scenic Loop

Driver takes out utility pole

Drunk driver arrested in San Jacinto County by Polk County Deputies

Driver slams SUV into sewage pump station

Otto Hawkins turns 100 years old

2 arrested: 1 for DWI, 1 for warrants

Driver killed in south Polk County (vehicle hits tree)

Driver wrecks pickup truck, pregnant passenger hospitalized

Chamber of Commerce awards banquet

Fire torches mobile home

3 inmates shot in failed escape from Polunsky Unit

Mandy Drager wins Miss Polk County 2010

Trooper Larry Pitts Retires

Local Trooper Seizes 225 pounds of marijuana in traffic stop

February 2010

Trooper Burman arrests 2 for felony possession

Republican debate for County Judge seat

Livingston man life flighted from accident on FM-350

Livingston strip center burglarized

Reckless intoxicated driver gets car stuck in mud, police apprehend

Dollar General store in Livingston robbed

2 arrested for sexual offenses to a child

Man assaults Iraq war veteran

Deputy's car slammed by sleeping driver

Kidnapper apprehended

Defendant declares "calf rope" in cattle rustling trial

Scary car fire pictures from Corrigan

Livingston Go Getters beat local Peace Officers

Legendary Congressman Charles Wilson passes away

Polk County Chief Appraiser holds public forum

Sheriff Hammack recognizes his best personnel

Escapee political forum featured candidates for County Judge

Accident in Goodrich hospitalizes lady

Heart attack survivor speaks out

100 year old cemetery heavily vandalized

Arsonist Robert Thacker sentenced to 20 years in TDC

Hammack's Rangers uncover meth lab

Man burns trash and then much more

Corrigan teacher gets 10 years probation for online solicitation

Headon accident claims life of Livingston man

Largest black bass caught in Lake Livingston History

Wild Country subdivision dam gives way to total failure

Bizarre car fire on FM-2610

13 year old bicyclist hit by car on FM-350

Motorcycle versus car on FM-350

Hammack's Rangers uncover large amount of meth and hot lab

Livingston fire school

Kaysie Moore wins greater Miss Livingston

Man and child air lifted from accident in south Polk County

March 2010

4 vehicle calamity in front of Wal-Mart

Dollar General Store robberty suspect arrested

2 men hospitalized in accident in front of Wal-Mart

Blowout accident in Corrigan (vehicle rolls multiple times)

Deputy Darren Crow makes drug bust in Livingston

Fifth Suspect Apprehended in Kimberlin Murder

Another Meth House Busted

2 Hospitalzied in Accident by City Grille

Accident on FM-3126

11 Year Old Boy Flown from Off Road Vehicle Accident

Fatal Accident on US-59 in Goodrich

Patrick McCarty Sent to Prison for the Murder of His Sister

Two Suspected Marijuana Dealers Arrested in Search

Baytown Woman Hospitalized in Goodrich Accident

Blood Sport Comes to Polk County

Livingston Youth Sustains Serious Injuries on Accident on FM-350

Juveniles Arrested in String of Burglaries

Truck Literally Wrapped Around Tree on FM-1988 West

3 Vehicle Accident on US-146 Hospitalizes 2

2 Charged With Dealing Methamphetamine

Accident of FM-350 South, 1 Hospitalized

Former Onalaska Coach Sentenced to 8 Years Probation for Indecency with a Child

Unsafe Right Turn Puts Squeeze on Truck

Convicted Murderer Sentenced to 40 Years

Church Burns in the Night in Soda

Fatal Accident Caused by Loose Cow on Road

40 Years Handed Down to Convicted Child Abuser

Copper Thieves Strike South Polk County Oil Field Repeatedly

Livingston Woman Hospitalized in Accident on US-146

Truck Driven Into Forest Springs Lake

16 Year Old Killed in Accident on US-146

Accident on US-190 Hospitalizes 3

April 2010

Child Sex Offender Gets 18 Years

4 Men Arrested Following Altercation at Wal-Mart

Onalaska Opens 2010 Youth Baseball in Ceremony

Married Couple Killed on US-59 in Goodrich

Alcohol Suspected in Seven Oaks Motorcycle Wreck

Harris County Murder Suspect Apprehended in Polk County

Driver Rolls Truck in Corrigan (Possible DUI)

Lawrence W. Franklin Gets Life in Prison for Dealing Drugs

Copper Thief Who Targeted Church Gets Busted

Oil Field Copper Thief Caught

5 Hospitalized (2 Flown to Houston) in Accidenton US-146

2010 Tea Party Resolution

Shelby Gonzalez First to Represent Polk County in Miss Texas Pageant

Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Leggett

Two Hospitalized in Accident by City Grille

Bull Dozer Catches Fire in Leggett

3 Flown From Major Accident in Moscow

Driver Drives Off Road Into Water, Arrested for DWI

Polk County Tea Party 2010

Driver Hospitalized in Rollover Accident on FM-350 South

30 years handed down to man who assaulted police

Long arm of the law catches up with man who evaded police

Small plane crashes near Polunsky prison unit

Accident on FM-1988 hospitalizes one

DA�s Office hosts first ever 5K fun run

Motorcycle accident on FM-2610, driver flown to Houston

18 year old driver flown from accident on FM-2500

2 arrested in connection with 2009 church burning

MAY 2010

2010 Relay for Life

Rollover accident on US-146

Rollover accident of FM-3126

16 year old flown from 4 wheeler accident

Family in accident, father flown to Houston

All new Livingston McDonalds reopens for business

Teen�s new car wrecked by drunk driver

Routine traffic stop in Goodrich nets prolific burglar

Mother and daughter arrested for intoxication violations

Livingston woman flown from accident in Leggett

13 year old flown from accident, alcohol suspected

Passenger flown from rollover accident, alcohol suspected

2 story home burns as 5 different VFD�s summoned

Driver rolls truck, 3 hospitalized

Big Red�s water pump goes out

Unsafe lane change leads to large marijuana bust

Rowdy Rodney gets a tattoo live on the radio

Two 18 wheelers and one car accident in Goodrich

Deputies shut down two illegal gambling operations

Report of assault leads to large meth lab bust

Animal control officials seize 28 live dogs and 6 dead from small home

3 year old flown from major accident on FM-350

Angry residents meet in Onalaska about high property values

Inmate escapes Polk County Jail

Distracted driver slams TXDOT truck

Sex offender gets life in prison for raping 15 year old girl

Pasadena man busted for driving while intoxicated

Traffic stop yields one illegal alien

Memorial weekend marred by drowning accident

Ceremony held to honor fallen veterans

JUNE 2010

Accident hospitalizes 2, both sides claim innocence

Truck blows tire and rolls 5 times in Corrigan

Oklahoma driver slides out of control and slams into building

Burglar caught red handed by quick reacting deputy

Large truck crashes and burns in Leggett

Daniel Lee Falls captured in LaPorte

Groveton woman sustains serious injuries in accident

Lewis Bookman gets 17 years for aggravated assault

Sleepy truck driver slams into guard rail in Goodrich

Fatal accident on FM-2457 as driver crashes and car burns

Driver busted for DWI, Trooper finds plethora of alcohol

Exotic car crash claims life of local chiropractor

Storage tank fire at Livingston asphalt plant

Motorcycle group raises money for Peace Officer�s Association

Sleepy driver rolls truck near Corrigan, alcohol suspected

Livingston man drowns in east Polk County

Flying bail of hay causes accident

Driver rolls truck on FM-1988 West, intoxication suspected

Driver rolls vehicle after slamming guard rail, flees scene, caught

Livingston Girls Little Dribblers are regional champs

3 hospitalized in accident on 190 West

Fake marijuana is legal and locals are getting stoned

Woodville woman hospitalized after rolling car in south Polk County

Alcohol, pills, marijuana = DWI in Big Thicket Lake Estates

JULY 2010

DA�s Office aggressively cracking down on family violence

Narcotics officers bust mobile meth lab

Fire totals home in Livingston

Mobile home totaled by fire on Scenic Loop

18 wheeler loses load of lumber in Moscow

21 year old wrecks truck in Segno, alcohol suspected

Drunk driver causes two 18 wheelers to crash

Truck vs riding lawn mower on 190 West

Truck vs John Deere tractor on Loop 116

Driver crashes through fence and rolls truck alcohol suspected

Driver slams into tree, ejected, trapped under truck , alcohol suspected

Motorcycle crashes on Scenic Loop, driver Life Flighted

Fatal accident on FM-1988 West

3 vehcile accient on FM-350 South

Alert Onalaska Officer Nabs Dangerous Driver

Failure yield causes accident in Leggett

Bizarre accident in Leggett, passenger flown out

Fire totals block of apartments in Corrigan

7 hospitalized, 2 by life flight in DWI accident

Texans practice inside giant bubble

August 2010

Polk county man gets 60 years in death of 4 month old

Logging truck loses drive shaft and rolls

Driver rolls vehicle on FM-350 South, alcohol suspected

Driver avoids collision but rolls truck

Young married couple nearly lose home in fire

Driver loses load of gravel on US-190 West

Driver rolls truck on 350 North, alcohol suspected

2 story structure on Lake Livingston burns

Fatal accident as pedestrian is struck by unknown vehicle

Meet the 2010 Livingston Lions Varsity Football Team

Mulch fire attracts 4 different VFDs

Wrong way driver causes headon collision in Goodrich

Local fireman summons his own fire department

Livingston Z-Mart busted for selling fake weed

Intoxicated driver crashes into house, faces plethora of charges

Intoxicated driver runs SUV into ditch

Intoxicated driver arrested nearly 3 times legal limit of alcohol

Prolific thieves nailed by Polk County Sheriff's Office

18 wheeler turns over and loses major load of toxic load

Young Mississippi driver killed in truck accident

Driver runs stop sign, busted for possession

2 hospitalized in accident on McCarthy Road

Abandoned double wide razed by fire

Blowout sends truck and 40 ft. trailer into the tulies

Sheriff's Office busts alleged online predator

Driver wrecks out, alcohol suspected

3 hospitalized (2 flown to Houston) in major accident

Spontaneous fire torches truck

Driver faces felony charges after evading police

September 2010

Corrigan woman sustains major injuries in accident, flown to Houston

Lions pummel Jasper 42 - 14

Goodrich motorcyclist has fatal accident

4 wheeler accident claims life of 20 yr. old girl

Fire totals home in South Polk County

Driver causes accident, runs over victim, then busted for DWI

Wet road conditions believed to have caused fatal accident on US-190

Former Cleveland Police Chief guilty of felony theft

18 wheelers collide in North Polk County

Carla Mangrum holds her last aerobics class

Lions wallop Booker T. Washington

Fatal accident in North Polk County

Accident in Leggett Causes Major Chemical Spill

Livingston Lions Trounce Huntsville Remain Undefeated

New SHECO Headquarters Taking Shape

Driver Wrecks ATV, Faces Felony Charges

18 Year Old Nearly Beat to Death Over Bicycle Deal Gone Bad

Student Hits Car, Life Flighted to Houston

Family Dollar Store robbed in Onalaska

Herd of cows causes accident in Seven Oaks

Lions beat PN-G in wild shoot out

Driver faces felony charges in DWI/Accident by Buster McNutty's

William Lee Hon elected President of TDCAA

October 2010

8 hospitalized (3 flown to Houston) in major accident in Soda

2 hospitalized in major accident on Scenic Loop

Lions fall to Beaumont Central in overtime

18 wheeler turns over in South Polk County

Hydroponic marijuana operation busted by Sheriff's Office

Track hoe burns off US-190 West

Armed standoff ends peacefully

Sleepy driver causes late night accident

Driver wrecks on FM-350 South, arrested for DWI

Woods fire leads to burned out car with body

Lions beat Nederland in close game

SHECO Rep. Keith Stapleton speaks to group about alternative energy

18 Wheeler crashes ou US-59

Driver who evaded police linked to string of burglaries

Failure to yield causes major accident

Accident on US-146, driver arrested for DWI

Lions lose to Lumberton for third year in a row

Go Texan Committee raises funds for scholarships

Elderly couple flown from accident on FM-350

50 years handed down for DWI

West end drug bust in Livingston

Lions beat Beaumont Ozen

Tractor accident claims 1

Former Polk County deputy killed in accident in Cherokee County

20 year old girl distracted by cell phone rolls vehicle north of Corrigan

Brady gives sobering economic speech to local business leader

18 wheeler clips back of school bus

Lions lose to LCM

Fake weed: Z-Mart in Livingston busted again

November 2010

Fire totals home in Goodrich

Sex offender busted for delivery of methamphetamine

18 wheeler crashes into utility pole on US-59

Truck rolls and goes airborne on FM-942 in Ollie

Pickup slams into 18 wheeler south of Livingston

Intoxicated driver rolls SUV, pills suspected

Lions beat Vidor, advance to playoffs

Small car nearly obliterated by 18 wheeler in Angelina County

18 wheeler hauling steel beams turns over on Business 59

Local church music director faces 3 felony counts for voyeuristic type activity

18 wheeler hydroplanes and jackknifes

1 deceased 2 critical in Onalaska accident, alcohol suspected

Fatal accident on US-146, car versus 18 wheeler

Lions lose in closing seconds to Dayton in playoff game

Garbage truck turns over in Leggett

14 horses and 3 donkeys seized in East Polk County

Livingston Leopards win Super Bowl

High speed chase that began in Livingston ends in Huntsville

Corrigan Bulldogs beat Franklin to claim Area Championship

Intoxicated 79 year old pedestrian struck by car in Onalaska

Truck crashes into Goodrich service station in bizarre robbery

Fatal Auto Pedestrian Accident in South Polk County

Intoxicated driver rolls truck, flees scene

2 hospitalized in rollover accident on FM-1988 West

Corrigan Bulldogs fall to Lexington in high school playoffs

DEA Moves to possibly permanently outlaw fake weed

December 2010

Man who burglarized LISD building caught

Man who hoarded horses and donkeys charged with cruelty

18 wheeler and SUV collide on FM-2665

Victim flown out from golfing accident

2 men hauling marijuana killed in high speed chase

Traffic stop leads to meth bust and arrest of 2
Intoxicated driver rolls car
Trash burning ends up taking out storage shed
Gabriel Jordan Ford targeted by thieves for second time
Driver rolls vehicle on FM-2457
Dump truck rear-ends car in Onalaska
Man arrested for afternoon robbery of Pizza Hut
Driver wrecks, and sits for over an hour before being reported
3 vehicle accident on US-190 hospitalizes 1
Christmas parade 2010 (Livingston)
2 vehicle accident hospitalizes 1 in Leggett
2 vehicle accident hospitalizes 1
18 wheeler collides with nissan truck in Corrigan
Intoxicated driver evades in Onalaska and crashes in Livingston
Leggett driver rolls truck dodging deer

Livingston bail bonds company robbed
Vehicle rolls on FM-1988, 1 hospitalized (driver had arrest warrant)
18 year old loses control on unpaved road, wrecks car, ruptures water line
Thief caught red handed at USA Recycling in Goodrich
Travel trailer burns in Leggett
Mexican band van rolls in New Willard
Intoxicated driver crashes nose down into creek in Onalaska
25 year old Livingston Woman murdered and left in middle of the road