The Early Word: Olympic dream must wait, but it’s par-tee time at Audubon
Good morning, Memphis! It’s Tuesday, July 30, and the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board will discuss a new overtime policy proposed by Superintendent Marie Feagins. The district leader wants new rules after discovering school employees received $1 million in overtime payments she claims they did not earn.
The board will also consider a charter application for the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory STEAM School for Girls, which would be modeled after Downtown’s all-boys’ Grizz Prep school.
Germantown’s Seth Rider was supposed to be competing in the men’s triathlon at the Olympic Games in Paris today, but that’s been postponed due to water quality in the infamously dirty Seine River. That’s where the swim portion is supposed to take place, and Rider has had a rather interesting (and pretty gross) way of preparing.
Get your clubs ready. The long-awaited reopening of The Links at Audubon Golf Course is this week. The Links closed in the fall of 2022 for a $9 million revamp, which included lengthening the course and adding a new driving range, practice facilities and a six-hole short course. The updates were intended to bring The Links up to “championship level” with options for both beginners and veteran golfers. A couple of our Daily Memphian reporters — Drew Hill and Samuel Hardiman — have a hole lot (eh??) of love for golf, so they hit the green on Monday and offered up their expert review. Sounds like a good time as par as the eye can see!
Plus, Germantown voters could decide if mayor is a full-time job, the Memphis Zoo heads to Sri Lanka and we remember Gina Sugarmon.
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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. She’s a diehard morning person who spends her free time running marathons and ultras. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South.”
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