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BRIGHT FUTURES — Homecoming king Branden Chaney makes success for family No. 1 goal
Branden Chaney wears many hats at Memorial High School. He sports a 3.8 grade-point average. He’s a football co-captain. He plays baseball. And on Friday ...
I.C. Murrell, Author at Port Arthur News - Page 6 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.
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Partners in Primary Care settles into community; devoting more interaction to patients
Within the first two weeks of its opening, the Port Arthur location of Partners in Primary Care has generated plenty of interest from those seeking ...
by I.C. Murrell, Saturday, November 14, 2020 12:24 am
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Port Arthur EDC awards Korean barbecue restaurant grant, renovation firm at Press Building
The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation awarded a conditional grant to a company establishing a Korean barbecue restaurant next to Saltgrass Steakhouse on Memorial Boulevard. ...
by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:29 am
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District attorney: Nederland Police fatal shooting findings will be taken to grand jury
Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham said Wednesday his office would not make the decision whether to press charges against an officer involved in a ...
by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:27 am
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UPDATE: PAPD discovers body Thursday morning along Gulfway Drive
The death of a man found on Thursday in the backyard of a Port Arthur home does not appear to be due to foul play, ...
by I.C. Murrell, Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:01 am
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PHOTOS — Younger generation takes in Veterans Day
Kentlee Prokop, 4, and her brother Christopher Prokop, 2, both of Orangefield, spent their Veterans Day morning by visiting the Veterans Memorial Park, just south ...
by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 2:00 pm
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Mayor wanted city council runoff election date moved up. Port Arthur leaders debate pros, cons of move.
The election runoff date for two Port Arthur City Council positions will remain Dec. 19 after council members Tuesday removed a proposed ordinance to reschedule ...
by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:30 am
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Take a look at designs for upcoming PNGISD intermediate schools; construction schedule updated
PORT NECHES — After much input from the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District community, architects and engineers for four new elementary schools revealed final drafts ...
by I.C. Murrell, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:29 am
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Jefferson County’s COVID-19 threat level hits Red amid welcoming news on vaccine possibility
Monday’s news that pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biopharmaceutical firm BioNTech announced a 90 percent efficacy rate of its vaccine candidate may have given millions hope ...
by I.C. Murrell, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:28 am
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Port Arthur celebrates Census count; Nonresponse Follow-up needed for almost 50%
Members of Port Arthur’s Complete Count Committee were celebrating Friday after having all housing units and addresses accounted for in the city. The city-commissioned organization ...