The Early Word: A Prince is dead, and a FedEx icon is honored
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Are you ready to par-tee, Memphis? It’s Wednesday, Aug. 12, and the FedEx-St. Jude Championship kicks off today with the annual First Horizon Bank Pro-Am tournament.
RIP, Prince Mongo: Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges died Monday at age 89 — though he’d have told you he was 333.
Signs of trouble: Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon has been charged with vandalism.
Flying into Fred Smith: Memphis’ airport now has something in common with large airports in New York, Chicago and Paris.
Collierville fire chief out: Has the Collierville fire chief been, uh, fired? We’re not sure.
Landers Center suit update: The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors and the county’s visitors’ bureau is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit against them.
The kids are alright, mama: There’s a new generation of Elvis fans.
Game on: A new gaming store is opening in East Memphis.
Suburban elections heat up: Lakeland’s upcoming election just got more interesting.
Memphis A-Peel: There’s a new, made-in-Memphis film opening this weekend.
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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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