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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 Council considering naming Pavilion, Development Services Building after war hero, community trailblazer

The Pavilion in downtown Port Arthur is one step away from being renamed after a Vietnam War hero. The Port Arthur City Council has asked ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, May 29, 2020 12:25 am

Local

Riceland to provide free COVID-19 testing in Port Arthur

Free testing for coronavirus without the need for insurance is returning to Port Arthur. Riceland Healthcare Systems will provide testing in Port Arthur, with a ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 1:34 pm

Local

Too early to say how Lamar State College Port Arthur budget cut will impact campus

The effects an adapted budget for Lamar State College Port Arthur will have through 2021 is too early to tell, according to a Texas State ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:18 am

Local

PHOTOS — Israel Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church gives out groceries

Members of the Israel Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Port Arthur hosted a free grocery drive-thru Friday on the church’s campus. Israel Chapel is ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, May 23, 2020 12:12 am

Columns

I.C. MURRELL — One voice for, against reopening does not fit all

Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie’s concerns about reopening the economy have been well documented. Certainly, he’s not alone in the school of thought that stresses ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, May 22, 2020 12:25 am

Local

PAISD gets ready for all-virtual summer classes; next school year’s plan is under discussion

The Port Arthur Independent School District will conduct online summer school classes for all grade levels beginning June 8, Superintendent Mark Porterie said. “We’re doing ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, May 22, 2020 12:20 am

Local

Nederland location among CVS pharmacies offering drive-thru coronavirus test sites

NEDERLAND — A CVS Pharmacy in Nederland will soon offer drive-thru testing for coronavirus. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday morning that 44 CVS pharmacies across ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, May 21, 2020 12:06 pm

Groves

PNGISD focuses on summer course remote instruction – “We’re trying to give everybody a break”

Summer classes in the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District will only be for high school students who want to complete their credits for graduation, Superintendent ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, May 21, 2020 12:25 am

Local

Port Arthur roundup: New mayor pro tem & EDC member; water system safety discussed

Position 7 Councilwoman Charlotte Moses will serve as mayor pro tem in Port Arthur at least until November. Moses’ term began with Tuesday’s city council ... Read more

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

Local

Mayor Bartie calls Texas’ reopening “war” of public health vs. public wealth

The mayor of Port Arthur offered an unfavorable description of Texas’ reopening of its economy. “It’s a war between public health and public wealth,” Thurman ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 12:27 am

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