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January 2014
 
Sheriff's Office Arrests Three Teen Suspects for Burglaries in Corrigan Area
 
Lengthy Chase that Started in Livingston, Ends in Humble
 
Driver Turns Over Dump Truck
 
Guilty, But Defiant, Defendant Sentenced to Prison After Trying to Sexually Assault His Own Niece
 
Memorial Health System of East Texas Signs Letter of Intent With Catholic Health Initiatives
 
19 Year Old Livingston Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
 
Alert Livingston Officer Catches Thieves Red Handed
 
US Postal Service Recognizes Sheriff's Detective for Outstanding Work
 
Mysterious RV Fire on US-59
 
Major Accident on 146 Hospitalizes 3
 
Garbage Truck and 18 Wheeler Collide
 
Forest Fire in North Polk County Starts from Controlled Burn
 
Home PossiblyTotaled by Fire
 
Faith Cox Crowned as Miss Polk County 2014
 
Accident Takes Life of Livingston Woman
 
Deceased Man Found in Home, Suspicious Evidence Under Investigation
 
Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Experiences Baby Boom in 2013

FEBRUARY 2014
 
Burglar Pleads Guilty as Jury Deliberates, Gets 25 Years

Sheriff's Office Seeking Public Input in Theft Case

3 Vehicle Accident on 146

Sheriff's Detectives Arrest Alleged Meth Dealers

Go Getters Crush TDCJ Polunsky Unit

Texas Attorney General's Office Launches Investigation in Connection With Upcoming Primary Elections in Polk County

Alert Citizen Catches Thief, Holds Him at Gunpoint Until Deputies Arrive

Narcotics Detectives Arrest 3 on Drug Related Charges

Pickup Collides with 18 Wheeler on 190 West
 
Strange Circumstances in Transmission Shop Fire
 
Narcotics Detectives Bust Meth House
 
Citizen Helps Deputies Arrest Alleged Thief
 
Alleged Burglar Tries to Evade Deputies, Gets Tased and Caught
 
Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon, Livingston Man Has History of Alleged Violent Behavior
 
LPD Catches Alleged Burglars Who Went on a Burglary Spree in Livingston
 
Single Vehicle Rollover Into a Ravine
 
Local Volunteer Fireman Badly Injured in Liberty County
 
Intoxication and Marijuana, Driver and Passenger Arrested
 
Accident Hospitalizes Driver After He Fails to Yield
 
Accident In Walmart Parking Lot Hospitalizes 2
 
Man Shot and Killed in Apparent Attempted Robbery
 
Fatal Accident Discovered by Workers
 
Traffic Stop Renders Generous Amount of Marijuana
 
Young Corrigan Police Officer Makes Marijuana Bust

MARCH 2014
 
Driver Slams Into Tree, Alcohol Suspected 
 
2014 Election Primary Results 
 
Ice Storm Knocks Out Power to 9,000 Co-op Members 
 
Career Criminal Gets Life for Firearms Violation 
 
Accident Hospitalizes 2 
 
Readers Help Police Catch Suspect 
 
Fire Totals Garage/Apartment 
 
Scenic Loop Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges 
 
Car vs 18 Wheeler, 5 Hospitalized 
 
Two Managers Allegedly Steal From Their Employers 

Man Arrested for Sexual Assault After 15 Year Old Gives Birth 
 
45 Year Old Goodrich Man Facing Charges for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting a 14 Year Old 
 
Car Rear Ends Pickup, Driver Hospitalized 
 
Woman and Son Lose Home to Fire 
 
Back In Black, Corrigan PD Sports New a Look / Image 
 
Accident Hospitalizes Livingston Man 
 
Sheriff Kenneth Hammack Issues Appeal to Citizens in Fight Against Crime 
 
Dr. Darrell Myers Leaves Livingston, Heads to Cleveland ISD 
 
Mother and Children Hospitalized in Single Vehicle Accident 
 
Driver Stops for School Bus, Gets Slammed From Behind 
 
"On a Personal Note", Editorial by Willie P. Openshaw 
 
Driver Slams Vehicle from Behind on 190 East 
 
Rachel Leggett Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison 
 
Arrest of Alleged Prostitiute Just the Tip of the Iceberg
 
Driver Crashes Vehicle, Arrested for DWI 
 
Driver Allegedly Blacks Out, Slams Into Front Porch of Occupied House 
 
Driver Slams Into Large Pine Tree and Survives 

APRIL 2014
 
15 Year Old Injured in 4 Wheeler Accident
 
Driver Wrecks Vehicle, Charged with Felony DWI
 
Passenger Who Was Allegedly Intoxicated Causes Rollover
 
Went to My Big Brother's the Other Day (Editorial by Willie P. Openshaw)
 
Mobile Home Possibly Totaled by Fire
 
Routine Traffic Stop Equals Marijuana Drug Bust
 
Rider Loses Limb in Motorcycle / Pickup Accident
 
Driver Strikes Vehicle Causing a Rollover, Flees Scene, Gets Caught
 
Driver Rolls Pickup, Alcohol Suspected
 
Head On Collision North of Corrigan, Alcohol Suspected
 
Brian Broussard Introduced as New LISD Athletic Director
 
City of Livingston and Volunteers Open Girls Softball Facilities 
 
Police Officer Makes Drug Bust in Routine Traffic Stop
 
2 Arrested for Trying to Pass Counterfeit Currency
 
Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Employees Honored for 315 Years of Service
 
Truck Crashes Into Pedigo Furniture Showroom Floor
 
No Seatbelt Leads to Arrest of Fugitive
 
Bus Fails to Yield to Car, Causes Accident
 
7 Injured in Corrigan Plant Explosion
 
Fire Totals Home in South Polk County
 
Busted Tail Light Leads to Drug Bust
 
Livingston Honors Choir Travels to Texas A&M

MAY 2014
 
Driver Rolls Vehicle in Front of School
 
Local 17 Year Old Charged with Online Solicitation to Minors
 
Driver Arrested for Felony Possession
 
Man Possibly Facing Human Trafficking Charges and Worse
 
Man Allegedly Sets His Own House on Fire, Crashes Pickup
 
Local State Trooper Makes Large Drug Bust in a Routine Traffic Stop
 
Memorial Medical Center Celebrates National Nurses’ Week
 
Driver Rolls Vehicle, Alcohol Suspected
 
Driver Fails to Yield from Truckstop and Is Struck by Pickup
 
Driver Crashes 4 Wheeler, Arrested for DWI
 
Accident Hospitalizes 1
 
Local 16 Year Old Rolls Vehicle, Possibly Intoxicated, Resists Help
 
DWI, False Information, Warrants, and More
 
Walmart Managers Work With Livingston PD to Stop Scammers / Crime
 
Man Abducts Woman from Grocery Store, Arrested for Kidnapping
 
Sheriff's Office Arrests Prolific Thief and Accomplice
 
Failure to Control Speed Hospitalizes 2
 
Driver Flips Pickup, Flees Scene
 
Odd Situation in What Appeared to be a Vehicle Pursuit
 
Elderly Couple Hospitalized in Accident
 
Breaking and Entering:  Deer Crashes Window and Enters Downtown Treasures
 
Meth, Marijuana and Tampering with Evidence, Officers Arrest 2

JUNE 2014
 
Sheriff's Deputies Confiscate Large Amount of Meth, Arrest 3
 
Driver Crashes Residential Fence, Arrested for DWI
 
Driver Turns Over Pickup, 1 Hospitalized
 
Driver Rear Ends Vehicle Causing 3 Vehicle Accident
 
DA Special Thank You to a Couple of Great Guys (Editorial by Willie P. Openshaw) 
 
Animal Cruelty:  2 Men Arrested in Walmart Parking Lot
 
Home Burns Near Scenic Loop
 
Livingston Man Busted for Allegedly Manufacturing Meth
 
Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Volunteers Contribute More Than 4,600 Hours of Service
 
SUV Slams Into Pontoon Boat
 
Tornado Touches Down and Damages West Corrigan
 
4 Houston Criminals Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Tires and Rims from Local Dealership
 
IN DEFENSE OF HIS NAME AND HIS HONOR (Brian Lathan speaks about his honor, and a local Texas Ranger who had an affair with his wife)
 
Recent Livingston High School Graduate Dead of Apparent Accidental Gunshot Wound
 
New Canine Officer Sworn in for Corrigan PD
 
Driver Crashes Car, Flees Scene, Facing DWI Charges
 
Explosion Rattles Moscow Valero Station
 
75 Years TDCJ for Jailhouse Brawl
 
Corrigan Police Catch Alleged Repeat Burglar
 
Driver Arrested for Morning DWI
 

JULY 2014
 
Driver and Passenger Arrested in Rollover Accident 
 
Large Barn Fire in Soda 
 
Former JP Sentencted to 18 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crime 
 
Loads of Drug Paraphernalia and Drug Test Cheat Kits Land Store Owner in Jail 
 
Driver Walks Away From Spectacular Crash
 
Shooting on Sunset Shadows Boulevard
 
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Police Department Officers Makes Narcotic Arresst
 
3 Youngsters Nabbed in Grocery Story Burglary
 
3 Vehicle Accident, 2 People Flown Out 
 
Fire Totals Large Home in Goodrich 
 
Local Youths Roll Pickup Over Guard Rail 
 
Sheriff's Office Seeking Possible Information on Alleged Child Molester 
 
I'd Like to Dispel a Couple of Widespread Myths...(editorial by Willie P. Openshaw) 
 
Memorial Welcomes New System COO & Lufkin President 
 
Illegal Narcotics, Small Children Land 2 in Jail 
 
Fatal Accident Near Angelina County 
 
Local Law Enforcement Seizing Upwards of 100,000 Marijuana Plants 
 
New Texas Record in Marijuana Bust (over 100,000 plants eradicated)
 
Body of Missing Montgomery County Man Found in Wooded Area 

AUGUST 2014
 
I
ntoxicated on Pills, Driver Arrested 
 
Driver Slams Into Pine Tree, Ejected from Vehicle 
 
Police Catch Alleged Thieves Red Handed 
 
Fire Totals Double Wide Mobile Home 
 
Driver, Possibly Intoxicated, Flees Scene, Gets Caught 
 
Five Marijuana Fields Eradicated in South Polk County 
 
Marijuana Growers Changing Techniques 
 
18 Year Old Livingston Woman Charged With Robbery 
 
Driver Runs Her Truck Into Ditch, Facing DWI Charges 
 
Major Accident Hospitalizes 1, Alcohol Suspected 
 
Driver Crashes Into Cemetery
 
Marijuana Field Caretakers Heavily Armed and Dangerous Evidence Suggests 
 
Are Pitt Bulls Blood Thirsty Attackers? 
 
Domino Effect in 4 Vehicle Accident 
 
Rollover Accident Hospitalizes 1 
 
Mom Thought Her 15 Year Old Daughter Was Asleep 
 
Accident Claims Passenger, Driver Flown to Houston 
 
18 Wheeler Slams Pickup 
 
Goodbye to a Friend (editorial by Willie P. Openshaw)
 
Sheriff's Deputies Apprehend Criminal Through Crime Stopper Alert 
 
DWI in the Morning, Driver Crashes, 2 Hospitalized 
 
Lions Season Opener...It Got Ugly, But There's Positives In the New Regime 
 
Corner Shell Accident Hospitalizes 1 

SEPTEMBER 2014
 
A Tribute to Randy Turner 
 
Sheriff's Office and Local Law Enforcement Eradicate Another Marijuana Field 
 
Special Delivery, Mailbox of Marijuana 
 
Driver Rolls Vehicle, Flown to Houston 
 
Over 14,000 Marijuana Plants Seized in San Jacinto County 
 
SCORCHING A STEAK (Cooking with Mike Atchley) 
 
Lions Recover From Early Mistakes and Come Roaring Back 
 
Young Driver Crashes Car, Arrested for DWI 
 
Deputy Revives Unresponsive Man Twice While Waiting for Ambulance  
 
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Lab Receives Worldwide Accreditation 
 
Blown Tire Causes Accident on Trinity River Bridge 
 
Pedestrian Killed by Alleged Hit and Run on Scenic Loop 
 
Lions Fall to Silsbee Tigers 
 
4 Wheeler Accidents Claim Two Youths in Separate Accidents in 24 Hour Period 
 
Polk County's Top Trooper Calls it a Career (Sergeant Nita Bowen Retires from DPS) 
 
Driver Rolls Vehicle Into Middle of Field 
 
Man Assautls Livingston Police and Runs, Then Gets Caught 
 
Sheriff's Office Eradicates Another Large Marijuana Grow 
 
Accident Hospitalizes 2 
 
A Wet, Soggy, Sordid Affair North of Corrigan 
 
Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs Hammer Kountze Lions 
 
Livingston Man Facing Charges for Child Sex Crimes 
 
Pickup vs. 18 Wheeler in Seven Oaks 
 
Fire Totals Home in Forest Springs 
 
Driver Rolls Pickup, Walks Away 
 
Driver Runs His Car Into Ditch, Arrested for DWI 
 
Driver Crashes Motorcycle, Another Man Arrested for DWI at Same Scene 
 
Chicken Fried Steak (Cooking with Mike Atchley) 
 
Purple Heart Citation and Medal presented to Billeck Family 

OCTOBER 2014
  
Man Drives Into Lake Livingston, Arrested for DWI and Fake Weed 
 
Deputies Arrest 2 Theft Suspects 
 
Prolific Burglar Arrested 
 
Bulldogs Trounce Lumberjacks in the Diboll Woodshed 
 
Man Tries to Evade Police, Gets Hurt, Then Caught 
 
Butane Truck Driver Flown to Houston After Getting Severe Burns 
 
Bulldogs Beat Crockett in High Scoring Game 
 
Onalaska Woman Perishes in Accident 
 
Accident Hospitalizes 2, Alcohol Suspected 
 
Bark for Life Raises Money for Relay 
 
Suspects Allegedly Steal Tractor from Church 
 
Rob Thomas Retires from the Polk County Sheriff's Office 
 
Driver Sustains Major Injuries in 4 Wheeler Accident 
 
Naked Woman In Parking Lot
 
Small Plane Crashes, Pilot in Critical Condition 
 
Bulldogs Beat Down Hemphill 
 
Nazi Gang Thug Sentenced to 10 Years 
 
Shreveport Man on the Run After Striking Corrigan Police Officer and Possession of Fake Weed 
 
Polk County Deputies Arrest 3 Burglar Suspects 
 
Former Corrigan-Camden Standout Earns Doctorate Degree 
 
Motorcycle Accident, Driver Flown Out 
 
Reality Check, Corrigan Runs Into Tough Newton Team 
 
Man Passes Away From 4 Wheeler Accident
 
Bulldogs Trounce Deweyville Pirates

NOVEMBER 2014
 
Postal Worker Flown to Houston from Accident 
 
Pakastani Business Owner Found Guilty of Dealing Fake Weed, Facing Prison Time 
 
Marijuana, Pills, and a Firearm, Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Utility Pole 
 
Livingston Woman Flown from Head On Accident 
 
Single Vehicle Accident Hospitalizes 2, Alcohol Suspected 
 
Number 10 Warms Home Crowd on a Chilly Night 
 
El Bizarro, Stolen Ambulance from Nacogdoches Stopped 
 
Fire Totals Home in Leggett 
 
Bulldogs Beat Down Leon to Open Playoffs 
 
Vehicle in Suspected Robbery Attempt Believed Found 
 
Cooking Stews (Cooking with Mike Atchley) 
 
Livingston Senior Citizen Allegedly Involved in Large Scale Child Porn Ring 
 
Press Release on Big Sandy Principal, Kevin Raymond Ivy 
 
Arson Suspected in Domestic Situation Gone Terribly Wrong 
 
Thug Sentenced After Stealing Car of Man Who Was Nice Enough to Give Him a Ride Home 
 
Powerful Defense Sinks Bulldogs' Post Season 
 
Accident Near Onalaska Hospitalizes 1 
 
Truck Crashes Into Business  

DECEMBER 2014
 
Diboll Man Loses His Life in Single Vehicle Accident 
 
Driver Rolls Vehicle, Passenger Arrested for Fake Weed 
 
Body Found in Burned Out Vehicle 
 
Goodrich Man Charged with Arson 
 
Fire Heavily Damages Home 
 
Head On Collision Takes One Life 
 
Rural Mail Truck Roll Over, Driver Flown to Conroe 
 
Caleb Edwards Gets 10 Years for 2012 Crash That Killed 2 
 
Driver Arrested for DWI, Passengers Arrested for PI 
 
Single Vehicle Accident Hospitalizes Mother and 2 Children 
 
Large Trucks Collide, Makes Huge Mess, 1 Hospitalized 
 
DA's Office Seeking Public Assistance on Alleged Meth Dealers 
 
Meth Dealer Gets 50 Years 
 
Shop With a Cop, Local Law Enforcement Takes Local Kids on Shopping Adventure 
 
Kalen Peters Sentenced to 10 Years Felony Probation 
 
Cocaine, Pills, and Handguns, Officer Makes Dangerous Drug Bust 
 
Routine Traffic Stop Renders Felony Possession 
 
Deputy Stops to Assist Vehicle, Arrests Occupants

Car Crash Into House Precedes House Fire

Head-On Collision, 1 Driver Flown to Conroe

Major Accident, 1 Flown to Houston