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Driver Rolls Vehicle, Flown Out, SEGNO, December 4, 2020 - At approximately 1:15 pm on December 4, 2020, a red 2007 Ford Ranger, driven by Bobby Allen, 74, of Segno, was east-bound on FM-943. For some reason, Allen's vehicle left the pavement to the right, Allen overcorrected left, the overcorrected right, left the pavement to the right struck an fence and rolled three times (3340 block of FM-943). Allen's vehicle came to rest upright facing north. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Segno Volunteer Fire Department and Trooper Ashlee White with the Texas Highway Patrol. Allen was removed from his vehicle (he had his seatbelt fastened) and transported by ambulance to a landing zone where a medical helicopter transported him to Conroe Regional Hosptial with serious injuries. Traffic on 943 was blocked during investigation and cleanup. Allen is facing a citation for failure to maintain a single lane of traffic. His vehicle was recovered by LakeView Wrecker and will be stored in Livingston. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing

School Bus Fails to Yield, Slams Pickup, LIVINGSTON, November 30, 2020 - At approximately 2:55 pm on November 30, 2020, a white GMC pickup, driven by Tarra Reynolds, 33, of Livingston, was south-bound on the US-59 feeder (Near the Livingston Bus Barn). Reynolds was pulling a horse trailer that had horses inside. As Reynolds pass Bus Road, a Livingston School Bus, driven by Dwayne Whitten, 46, of Livingston, pulled onto the feed and slamming into the passenger's rear side of Reyolds' vehicle. The impact caused Reynolds to slide off the pavement to the left and jack-knive in the grass. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Officers from Livingston Police Department, and Troopers Donny Akers and Corporal Ramey Bass with the Texas Highway Patrol. Traffic was rerouted during investigation and cleanup. There were no kids on the bus. Reynolds had two small children (one was a 7 year old girl who was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial as a precautionary measure). Amazingly, none of the horses were injured. Whitten was cited for failure to yield right-of-way at a stop sign. Reynolds' vehicle was recovered by Ken's Towing and will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. The school bus was transported by East Tex towing. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing

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Driver Rolls Vehicle 4 Times, LIVINGSTON, November 25, 2020 - At approximately 6:55 pm on November 25, 2020, a black 2020 Chevy Malibu, driven by Jessica Copeland, 41, of Livingston, was west-bound on US-190 East in the left lane (the lane by the shoulder). According to Copeland, the driver of late model blue Honda Accord (driven by Derrick Simmons, 17, of Livingston), passed her on the shoulder and then cut in front of her so close that Simmons clipped Copeland's front bumper. This caused Simmons to lose control. Simmons' vehicle left the pavement to the right and rolled five times in the grass. His vehicle came to rest upright. Copeland's vehicle came to rest on the shoulder of the east-bound side of 190. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department Heavy Rescue Unit, and Troopers Colton McQuilkin and Ashlee White with the Texas Highway Patrol. Copeland was physically okay. Simmons had to passengers in his car. One was trapped and appeared to have serious injuries. Volunteer Firemen used the Jaws-of-Life to get the door of Simmons' car and safely remove the trapped passenger. The passenger was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital where a PHi Air Medical Helicopter landed and transported him to Conroe Regional Hospital. Simmons and the other passenger sustained minor injuries. Traffic on 190 was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. Simmons was cited for no driver's license. The rest of the accident remains under investigation by the Texas Highway Patrol. Simmons' vehicle was recovered by LakeView Wrecker and will be stored in Livingston. Copeland's vehicle was driven from the scene. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing

Accident Hospitalizes 1, LIVINSTON, November 23, 2020 - At approximately 10:35 am on November 23, 2020, a pickup driven by Adolfo Perez, 39, of Rosenburg, was pulling a trailer that was loaded with lawn service equipment was north-bound on US-59 (about a mile north of the Goodrich Truckstop). Perez was slammed from behind by the a blue 2010 Hyundai Accent, driven by Jeromy Heath Nelson, 40, of Livingston. The impact caused Nelson lose control as his vehicle entered the center median where it came to rest. Perez's vehicle came to a stop on the pavement. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Corporal Ramey Bass and Sergeant Sam Lattner with the Texas Highway Patrol. Perez appeared to be in pain and was kneeling not wanting to stand up. Nelso was physically okay. Perez was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. One lane of traffic on the north-bound side was blocked during investigation and cleanup. Nelson was cited for failure to control speed, while Perez was cited for no driver's license. Perez's pickup and trailer were recovered by Ken's Towing and will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. Nelson's vehicle was recovered by Dan's Towing and will be stored in Livingston. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing

Home Burns to Ground, No Injuries, LIVINGSTON, November 7, 2020 - At approximately 5:45 pm on November 7, 2020, fire departments from Scenic Loop, Livingston, and Holiday Lake Estates were dispatched to 151 Raymond Road (off FM-350 South) for a house fire. The house completely burned and caught the woods on fire, and a travel trailer that was located in the yard. The owner of the home, Joe Meadows, 41, of Livingston, was not home during the fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. Meadows did not have homeowner's insurance. Deputy Ethan Placker with the Polk County Sheriff's Office initiated a preliminary investigation. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing and Chad Summers

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Motorcycle Driver Flown from Accident, GOODRICH, October 30, 2020 - At approximately 3:45 pm on October 30, 2020, a silver Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by Jimmy Franklin Smith, 63, of Shepherd, was north-bound on Loop 393. As Smith was passing Dollar General Store, a white, south-bound 2015 Nissan Altima, driven by Lavarius Lee Harrell, 23, of Goodrich, attempted a left turn into the parking lot of Dollar General, but failed to yield to Smith. Smith's motorcycle impacted the front passenger's side fender of Harrell's vehicle. The impact threw Smith from his motorcycle (Smith was wearing a helmet). Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Troopers Corporal Ramey Bass and Ashlee White with the Texas Highway Patrol. Smith remained on his back on the pavement, Harrell was physically okay. Smith was transported to a nearby landing zone and was flown by helicopter to Conroe Regional Hospital with serious injuries. Harrell was cited for failure to yield, no insurance, and violation of his driver's license restrictions (restriction: must have a legal adult present in car while driving). Smith's motorcycle was recovered by East Tex Towing out of Shepherd. Harrell's vehicle was recovered by Ken's Towing and will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing

On Saturday, the Polk County Republican Club coordinated a MAGA Rally. The whole thing kicked off at 10 am in the parking lot of Livingston WalMart where lots of Trump voters had their vehicles decked out in Trump flags and other cool stuff. The vehicles proceeded to Yellow Cottage Farm off US-146 (about 5 miles out of town). Young families and people of all ages showed up (many with their dogs) to support our great president. The keynote speaker was State Representative, James White of Woodville. Representative White gave a great speech and stressed the importance of reelecting President Trump to a second term. White also stressed the importance of not just voting for President Trump, but voting out every democrat and changing our whole society to a Republican philosophy. There was barbecue, live music, Trump merchandise everywhere and a fabulous time was had by all. Editor's Note: It's amazing how the so called "mainstream media" paints Trump supporters as a bunch of angry racists that are trying to hold America back. On the contrary, it's the Trump supporters who are trying to save America from becoming another third world bloated government run Sh** hole.

Tanker Hauling Toxic Chemical Turns Over, ACE, October 13, 2020 - At approximately 2 pm on October 13, 2020, a tanker hauling Methyl Methacrylate Monomer, Stabilized, driven by Gordon Paxton, 58, of Greensburgh, Louisiana, was east-bound on FM-2610. According to Paxton, as entered a curve at Menard Creek, he lost control of his rig in order to avoid hitting a dog. His rig left the pavement to the right as his load turned over. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the South Polk County and Livingston Volunteer Fire Departments, Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Troopers Donny Akers, Colton McQuilkin, and Sergeant Sam Lattner with the Texas Highway Patrol. Paxton crawled from the wreckage uninjured. The chemical Paxton was hauling is considered toxic and flamable. Firemen worked to dry up spilled diesel on the Menard Creek Bridge. All traffic on 2610 was blocked during investigation and cleanup. The tanker actually sustained a leak and a hazardous material cleanup crew was summoned. Paxton's rig was recovered by Riley Wrecker Service out of Corrigan. This accident remains under investigation by the Texas Highway Patrol Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing

LOOKS LIKE MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING IN CORRIGAN... Willie P. Openshaw On Thursday, September 17, 2020, at around 12:05 in the afternoon, Officer Molina with the Corrigan Police Department stopped a pickup that was passing through Corrigan. The driver, A.D. Hollowell, of Indiana, was driving 70 in a 55. Body cam footage shows that initially, Hollowell was cooperative with Officer Molina. Molina took Hollowell's driver's license and returned to his unit to run it. After a couple of minutes, Molina stepped out of his unit only to find Hollowell standing nearby. Molina ordered Hollowell to step away from the roadway (for his own safety). Hollowell immediately raised his voice at Molina and accused him multiple times of harrassment. As things continued, a civilian, Mr. Lowe (Mayor Johnna Lowe's dad) came walking up. Johnna saw her dad and out of concern for her dad, she entered the picture. During this time, Hollowell continued to speak in an elevated angry voice. Additionally, Corrigan Police Chief, Darrell Gibson arrived on the scene. Mr. Lowe asked Molina if he needed help. Molina indicated he was just fine. Mr. Lowe stood in front of Hollowell and advised him to be quiet. Mr. Lowe was backed off by Johnna and the police. That's about the height of this situation. Nothing racial was ever mentioned. The police did their jobs properly. They were never rude to Hollowell (even though Hollowell was constantly talking down on them). Hollowell was issued a speeding citation and moved on. Is this even an "incident"? On Hollowell's Facebook, he was calling for protests of the racist police. Really? How was ANYTHING that transpired "racial"? Hollowell showed up in Corrigan on Tuesday with upwards to 20 supporters. Thank God for the body cam footage. On Hollowell's Facebook, he openly admits to having served prison time. He appears to be an angry guy with a chip on his shoulder. Reality check: Nobody did anything to A.D. Hollowell. Nobody laid a finger on him. An elderly man was a little rude with Hollowell. BIG WOOP.

Corrigan Police Department nees your help in identifying the male subject in this video. On September 6th 2020 at approximately 6am, the suspect broke into the mail box and removed all the mail without owner's consent. The suspect also broke into the rent payment box and stole rent payments consisting of money orders and checks of the Corrigan Housing Authority located at 600 S. Home Street in Corrigan. Please contact the Corrigan Police Dept.: https://www.usacops.com/tx/p75939/index.html

Driver Rolls Pickup, Flown to Houston, Alcohol Suspected, NEW WILLARD, September 17, 2020 - At approximately 3:35 pm on September 17, 2020, a white 2003 Chevy Silverado pickup, driven by Blake England, 25, of Longview, was north-bound on US-59. For some reason, England's pickup left the pavement to the right, struck an embankment, went airborne, landed and rolled. Englanc was ejected from his pickup and landed in the weeds. England's pickup came to rest upright facing north in the grass. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Troopers Nick Hatton, Ashlee White, and Sergeant Sam Lattner with the Texas Highway Patrol. England was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital where a medical helicopter landed and flew him to Hermann Hospital in Houston. England allegedly smelled of alcohol, additionally, cans of beer and beer boxes spilled from his pickup during the rollover. England's pickup was recovered by Fawbush Wrecker and will be stored in Goodrich. Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing