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.
NEDERLAND — Philpott Motors delivered a $13,750 check to the Julie Rogers Gift of Life program Monday. Philpott committed to donating $50 for every vehicle ...
Vehicles lined up from as far as H-E-B on Gulfway Drive down the northbound shoulder of Memorial Boulevard on Monday to receive a free turkey ...
After Mike’s Furniture owner Faddi Aref gave away 100 turkeys in 2018, he saw the need for those less fortunate to have food on their ...
BEAUMONT — Toward the end of a 30-minute news conference outside the old Jefferson County Courthouse entrance steps Wednesday, approximately three ladies out of a ...
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick has said it all along, and he repeated it during a Wednesday news conference: He has no desire for anyone ...
Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie characterized the pandemic as “the new normal,” a phrase he often recited during his own news conferences during the spring ...
BEAUMONT — Despite an apparent second wave of coronavirus cases locally, Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said Wednesday he is not considering implementing stricter coronavirus ...
Following the canvassing of the Nov. 3 general and special election returns in Port Arthur, Kenneth Marks took his seat on the city council dais ...
The 1950s were very good to Nederland native Buddy Davis. After building an All-Southwest Conference basketball career and winning an NCAA high jump title at ...