I.C. Murrell, Author at Port Arthur News - Page 28 of 348

I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Local

PA native Tiffany Hatch joins team of nurses to fight coronavirus in NYC

To brace itself for a battle against coronavirus, Texas was forced to put elective surgical procedures on hold. The decision from Gov. Greg Abbott had ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, May 9, 2020 12:20 am

Local

PA native’s award-winning documentary on Netflix debuts on Prime Video

As the coronavirus pandemic has slowed down the movie theater business in Texas, would-be goers may find themselves streaming a large number of films and ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, May 9, 2020 12:18 am

Columns

I.C. MURRELL — No graduation is perfect, but it can be engaging

So, what’s a few weeks worth waiting before graduating rather than hastily scheduling an all-too-virtual ceremony? If graduation ceremonies were perfect, mine would have been ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, May 8, 2020 12:13 am

Local

PA mayor “opposes” reopening order: “COVID-19 virus has not been contained in our … immediate area”

Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie understands the economic hardship the entire state of Texas has faced during the coronavirus pandemic, but he does not agree ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, May 7, 2020 4:58 pm

Beaumont

EOC coronavirus testing at airport to cease May 15, transition to local control

BEAUMONT — May 15 is set as the last day for the six-county Southeast Texas Regional Emergency Operations Center to operate coronavirus test centers at ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 3:07 pm

Local

Port Arthur City Council members pushing for more citizens to test for COVID-19

Port Arthur councilmembers are pushing to have more citizens undergo testing for coronavirus. As of Monday, the six-county Southeast Texas Regional Emergency Operations Center, or ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12:15 am

Local

Be A Champion feeding bodies, souls at Memorial Baptist in Port Arthur

A Houston-based charity is serving a week’s worth of breakfast, lunch and dinner for each child in need up to age 18 at Memorial Baptist ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12:13 am

Groves

Wife, family reflect on Port Arthuran, Lamar State Orange teacher who succumbed to coronavirus

Chris and Ruth Stewts had been married for 31 years, yet their history goes back 50 years as seniors at Port Neches-Groves High School. “It ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, May 4, 2020 9:13 pm

Local

UPDATED: Port Arthur’s 4th coronavirus fatality hospitalized for nearly month, family says

(Editor’s note: This article was originally titled “Deceased PA resident was hospitalized again after coming out of quarantine, PAHD director says.” It has been updated ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, May 4, 2020 2:53 pm

Local

Mayor Thurman Bartie: Port Arthur citizens will decide what “new normal” looks like

As business begins to open on a phased basis in Texas, the mayor of Port Arthur believes citizens will determine the shape of a “new ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, May 2, 2020 12:19 am

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