The Early Word: Here’s the tee on FESJC while we wait for tea on Selberg
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Are y’all ready to swing into Thursday? It’s Aug. 13, and the elite competition at the FedEx-St. Jude Championship tees off today. Here are your Thursday and Friday tee times.
Nothing lasts fore-ever: The FedEx-St. Jude Championship is in full swing today, but there’s an air of wistfulness around the whole thing this year.
What’s up with Collierville’s fire chief? We may find out on Friday.
More on the Douglass shooting: The graduation party shooting that left Shandrika Hayslett dead last Saturday started as an argument.
Par-tee snacks: It’s easy to “hush, y’all” when your mouth is full. And the FedEx-St. Jude Championship is making that easier this year.
MLK Day game is back: Go ahead and circle Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the calendar.
New chapter: Collierville’s library is growing.
Worth a road trip: Elvis Week is in full swing here, but you can eat a meal fit for a King in Searcy, Arkansas, too.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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