I.C. Murrell, Author at Port Arthur News - Page 56 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.

High School Sports

VOLLEYBALL — Rock-A-Noos pull sweep of Lady Titans

Liz Bolyard’s 17 kills and Halley Smith’s 10 digs led Port Neches-Groves to a three-set volleyball sweep of Memorial on Tuesday in Port Arthur. Kasidee ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, October 24, 2019 12:05 am

Local

Strength in service: Memorial High students give back to Hamshire-Fannett

Memorial High School’s next football game wasn’t for another three days, but some football players got to put on their jerseys for a road trip ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:15 am

Local

Certified first responders: Port Arthur’s telecom officers earn state benefits

Since Sept. 1, telecommunications officers in Texas have been classified by the state as first responders. The law, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed in June, ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:12 am

Local

Leaders searching for answers to Port Arthur violence

The breakout of four violent crimes in a three-day span, resulting in the deaths of two people, is alarming leaders of Port Arthur. Lloyd Scott, ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:15 am

Local

PHOTOS: Breast cancer survivors, supporters ‘Get in the Pink’ at Philpott Toyota

NEDERLAND — About 200 people attended the “Get in the Pink” luncheon Friday at Philpott Toyota, which general manager Darren Granger called a record. The ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Sunday, October 20, 2019 12:04 am

Local

Port Arthur leaders say they are not worried with city manager search delay

Port Arthur leaders were supposed to receive an update on the city’s $24,500 search for a city manager this week. If such an update is ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, October 19, 2019 1:14 am

High School Sports

Volleyball roundup: Sweep of PNG puts Nederland alone in second

Following a tight first set in Port Neches, Nederland proved dominant the rest of a way in a key District 21-5A volleyball tilt. Nederland took ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, October 19, 2019 12:03 am

Local

United Methodist Women hosting Fall Bazaar Saturday in Port Neches; effort supports church mission

PORT NECHES — Dorothy McCall will celebrate a landmark birthday Saturday. That just happens to be the day she and the rest of First United ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, October 18, 2019 12:15 am

Columns

I.C. MURRELL — Befriend those who grind, overcome and stay hungry

Shortly after the final horn sounded on his first game as Memorial High School boys basketball coach in 2015, Kenneth Coleman told his supporters, “We’ve ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Friday, October 18, 2019 12:07 am

Local

Debora Phillips relies on faith in cancer fight

Debora Phillips had been diagnosed with cancer twice — cancer of the breast and lung — when her husband, the Rev. Frank Phillips Jr., died ... Read more

by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, October 17, 2019 12:27 am

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