I.C. Murrell, Author at Port Arthur News - Page 33 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

Details emerge about Port Arthur’s 1st coronavirus case including travel, quarantine

The first confirmed coronavirus case in Port Arthur was travel-related, the director of the Port Arthur Health Department said Friday. Judith Smith did not give ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:03 pm

Local

Total, project partners face workers’ fears amid COVID-19

As many businesses and schools close to slow the spread of coronavirus in Port Arthur, some workers at Total Port Arthur Refinery have been hesitant ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:14 am

Columns

I.C. MURRELL — Peace over increasing caution

For Estelle Edwards to have to deal with this latest pandemic would have been a little unnerving on an 89-year-old widow. She would have been ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:10 am

Groves

Jefferson County issues ‘Stay Home, Work Safe Order”

BEAUMONT — Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick and his counterparts from five other counties are strengthening emergency orders designed to slow the spread of coronavirus. ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, March 27, 2020 12:02 am

Local

1st Port Arthur resident with coronavirus confirmed

The Port Arthur Health Department has confirmed its first case of coronavirus. The individual, who was not named, resides in Port Arthur and is between ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, March 26, 2020 8:09 pm

Local

Port Arthur mayor declares ‘local emergency’

The declaration of local disaster the city of Port Arthur posted was signed and dated Tuesday, but the document is the product of an amendment ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 6:19 pm

Groves

Hardin judge says Branick ‘setting example’ with self-quarantine; COVID-19 drive-thru detailed

NEDERLAND — Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick continued his self-quarantine and was noticeably absent, as expected, from Monday’s news conference introducing a five-county drive-thru coronavirus ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:32 pm

Groves

Drive-through COVID-19 clinic opens; only those referred by hotline can use it

NEDERLAND — A drive-through coronavirus-testing clinic to serve a five-county region, including Jefferson, has been established just outside the entrance of Jerry Ware Terminal at ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, March 23, 2020 5:41 pm

Local

PA city facilities restricting public access; Jefferson County Sub-Courthouse closed

The city of Port Arthur has announced it is restricting access to the public at all of its facilities including city hall and the annex. ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, March 23, 2020 2:13 pm

Local

Gulf Coast Health Center campus largely quiet after COVID-19 closing

The parking lot of a Port Arthur health clinic was unusually empty Monday in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but it was a concern ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Monday, March 23, 2020 1:09 pm

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