I.C. Murrell

Pine Bluff Commercial Senior Reporter870-281-1592870-281-1592icmurrell@pbcommercial.com

Recent stories by I.C. Murrell

UAPB’s rivalry to pause with Mississippi Valley Editor’s note: This is the third of a five-part series previewing the football season for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doc Gam... July 23, 2021

Chief aware stay short, job tough The bookshelves behind Lloyd Franklin Sr.'s desk remained bare on the third day into his stint as interim police chief. "My family came in and said, 'You don't have any pictures on the wall,'" Frankl... July 23, 2021

SWAC leaders, football coaches talk of vaccinations' importance Editor's note: This is the second of a five-part series previewing the football season for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Jacks... July 22, 2021

Despite spring run, UAPB football ranked near the bottom of division Editor's note: This is the first of a five-part series previewing the football season for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Not ev... July 21, 2021

1 arrest made in 15th Pine Bluff slaying One person is in custody after a man was found apparently shot to death in an apartment parking lot Sunday night, according to the Pine Bluff Police Department. Officers went to the apartments at 433... July 20, 2021

School heads wary of rising virus cases Arkansas' sharp uptick in positive covid-19 cases is leaving two of Jefferson County's school superintendents concerned, but both still favor the return of in-person learning with the new school year ... July 17, 2021

Recent graduates on rise in baseball league Recent Pine Bluff High School graduate David Carroll went on a visit to Prairie View A&M University and saw what he liked. With the help of a former major-league first-round draft pick, Carroll l... July 17, 2021

Ex-Hog Elliott talks team's future Football is hard to play, but sometimes that's what makes the game special, former University of Arkansas offensive lineman Marcus Elliott said. Elliott, a two-time All-Southwest Conference performer... July 16, 2021

Friendship lessons teach aquatic safety Friendship Aspire Academy has opened what officials hope is a year-round water safety program for its elementary students. About a dozen kindergartners through third graders took swimming lessons at ... July 16, 2021

Board to vote on adding campus The growing interest among parents wanting to enroll their children in Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff campus led school officials to draw up plans for a second elementary campus in the city. Th... July 16, 2021