BOYS BASKETBALL: PAISD shares championship parade information
Published 3:39 pm Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Port Arthur ISD released spectator information regarding Saturday’s parade celebrating the Memorial boys basketball team’s 5A state championship.
Spectators will stand on the Port Arthur side of Twin City Highway (State 347) and are asked to not stand on grass or personal property. The route will start by Dollar General at the Jefferson City Shopping Center heading south, then make a left on 32nd Street by Burger King, making a right on Twin City Highway (spectators in the far right lane), then heading to Memorial Stadium and entering through the second entrance. Twin City will be closed heading south, but the northbound lanes will be open. Officers will be at every intersection.
Spectators should park at the stadium and walk down in parking spots. Towing will be enforced. The Texas Department of Transportation will handle all traffic-related issues. The parade begins at 3 p.m.
Those who need information concerning vending, tailgating and parade participation should contact Renee Broussard at rbroussard@paisd.org by Friday.
RECEPTION SUNDAY
A reception honoring the basketball team will be held Sunday at the Carl Parker Center at Lamar State College Port Arthur.
A meet-and-greet with the basketball players and coaches will begin at 4 p.m., with the ceremony beginning at 5 p.m.
— I.C. Murrell
About I.C. Murrell
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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