I.C. Murrell

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

Recent stories by I.C. Murrell

Pine Bluff tops WH 78-58 behind Graydon Playing behind Jordon Harris, Deriyon Graydon has learned early how to impact the game on the low post.Graydon, a sophomore, scored 15 points and totaled 5 rebounds off the bench, helping 5A second-ra... February 8, 2023

Vaster’s famed 1973 team reunites at Pine Bluff Country Club Fifty years ago, the Samuel Vaster High School Pirates took small-school basketball in Arkansas by storm and won the Class B state championship, eventually earning the right to take on long-standing p... February 5, 2023

Care center to become SEARK athlete village Southeast Arkansas College has acquired the campus of the former Davis Life Care Center at 6811 S. Hazel St.In a Thursday meeting, the college's board unanimously approved taking on the former nur... February 4, 2023

Several without power after storm’s 3rd wave A heavier layer of ice on trees and power lines across Pine Bluff on Thursday left evidence of a more serious ice storm than the first two rounds this week.The visible ice, up to a half-inch in many a... February 3, 2023

Ice storm warning leads to closings again today Some ice that had accumulated overnight in Pine Bluff melted away by Wednesday morning, but that's just it -- only some of it melted.An ice storm warning remains in effect until noon today, with p... February 2, 2023

UAPB signs 5 football recruits For his first regular National Signing Day at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Alonzo Hampton has lived up to promises made when he became head football coach just before Christmas.He wanted ... February 2, 2023

4 Zebras sign football letters of intent Micheal Williams orchestrated a big turnaround in his first season leading the Pine Bluff High School football program last fall.The Zebras improved their win total from 2 in 2021 to 6 in 2022, and it... February 2, 2023

Ice storm warning leads to Thursday closures in Pine Bluff Some ice that accumulated overnight in Pine Bluff melted away by Wednesday morning, but that’s just it — some of it melted.An ice storm warning remains in effect until noon Thursday, with ... February 1, 2023

Icy conditions to remain in area, forecasters warn A round of sleet fell on the ground Tuesday in Pine Bluff, leading to ice-covered roads.As forecast by the National Weather Service in North Little Rock, an additional round of sleet and freezing rain... February 1, 2023

Two counts of suit filed by Jefferson County sheriff are dismissed An appointed judge to the civil division of the District 11-West Circuit Court on Monday dismissed two counts to a lawsuit Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. has filed against County Judge G... January 31, 2023