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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.

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PA Health Director on COVID-19 trend: “We cannot let our guard down”

Communities in Mid- and South County received some welcome news Monday from the Port Arthur Health Department — no new cases were reported for residents ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 10:36 am

Columns

I.C. MURRELL — Word of the year? You guessed it: Addendum

By now, the word “coronavirus” is deeply engrained into the English language. We know how to guard ourselves against it, as well as the damage ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, April 10, 2020 12:09 am

Local

Bartie: Golf facilities closed in Port Arthur; course operator exploring legal options

Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie does not plan to relax his order to keep golf facilities closed, despite Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick’s reversal of ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, April 9, 2020 2:20 pm

Local

PA prohibiting use of basketball, tennis surfaces; playground equipment

The risk of spreading coronavirus in Port Arthur led Mayor Thurman Bartie on Wednesday to declare that the use of playground equipment and basketball and ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 4:17 pm

Local

Judge Branick reverses golf course shutdown; stipulations added in latest addendum

Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick’s order to shut down golf centers, driving ranges and golf training centers lasted 22 hours, 21 minutes. At 2:36 p.m. ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 1:17 pm

Local

Port Arthur spells out policy to allow workforce housing

The city of Port Arthur has amended its zoning ordinance to regulate the constructions of movable workforce housing structures primarily for construction, industrial or oilfield-related ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:09 am

Local

Lamar State phlebotomy students raring to enter medical field in time of need

Nederland resident Maria Enriquez worked as a pediatrician the last time a pandemic confronted the world. “I know how this kind of pandemic is because ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:14 am

Local

Mayor Bartie notices no change in city service with PA city hall closure

If city services such as bill payment for utilities have slowed down in Port Arthur, Mayor Thurman Bartie has not heard. “I would be notified ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:11 am

College/Pro Sports

Memorial great Jamaal Charles left off All-Decade team

Not enough voters agreed that Port Arthur native Jamaal Charles had a solid enough career to make the 2010s All-Decade team. Charles, a member of ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, April 6, 2020 12:53 pm

Local

Bartie ‘strongly’ opposes worship congregation despite Gov. Abbott’s order

Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie issued a simple request Friday to churchgoers and other congregants of the city’s houses of worship: “Don’t go to church.” ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, April 3, 2020 6:25 pm

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