I.C. Murrell, Author at Port Arthur News - Page 19 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

PHOTOS: City, volunteers pitch in for Port Arthur’s homeless

Members of the city of Port Arthur’s solid waste department assisted the homeless community on Ninth Avenue and volunteers from New World Harvest Church on ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:17 am

College/Pro Sports

Canadian Cowboys fan discovers where it all began for Jimmy Johnson

(Editor’s note: The 2020 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame was to be inducted Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio. That has been rescheduled ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, August 3, 2020 12:10 am

Local

Valero talks buying PA properties; community organizer wants residents to know their value

The founder and chairman of the Port Arthur Community Action Network is encouraging those who could be approached by Valero for purchase of their property ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:21 am

Local

Pastor leading Saturday effort to improve Port Arthur homeless conditions

The plight of homelessness in Port Arthur is not a new issue Keith Richard is tackling. “When I was on council, that was an issue ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, July 31, 2020 12:14 am

Columns

I.C. MURRELL — What would PA man who changed Rice say about these times?

One can only imagine how often Charles Freeman III’s name pops up in the 1965 Lincoln High School yearbook. Like future 1st Lt. Adam Simpson ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, July 31, 2020 12:08 am

Local

Century of Claverism: Local Knights of Peter Claver mark 100 years of service to others

Sacred Heart Council 32 of the Knights of Peter Claver was approaching 50 years of service when Jessie Marcel joined the group in January 1970. ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:20 am

Groves

Woman who encountered racist graffiti planning to file lawsuit against Groves motel

GROVES — An African American motel guest who ran into racist markings in the mirror of a room she was renting Friday said she plans ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 6:16 pm

Local

Video of Groves motel customer’s run-in with racist markings goes viral

GROVES — A video of an African American woman’s encounter with racist writing on a mirror inside a Groves motel room drew at least 2,100 ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 12:20 am

Local

Port Arthur native Whitney Valcin bridges home, Hollywood together for youths

Eight-year-old Vivien Lyra Blair caught the attention of adults and fellow child actors alike by asking this “hard question” during a Zoom conference: “So, I ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, July 25, 2020 12:40 am

Local

Nearly 500 Entergy streetlights restored in Port Arthur

Almost 500 of 556 streetlights Port Arthur officials reported dark to Entergy have been repaired. Entergy customer service manager Ron Fletcher confirmed 482 of the ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, July 25, 2020 12:38 am

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