Candace Echols

1 week ago | golf.com | Candace Echols

Much ink has been spilled on the role many fathers have played in helping to raise their PGA Tour professional sons. But what of the players’ mothers? What wisdom does a mother offer her son on the eve of a pivotal tournament? What small truths did she feed him over breakfast and afternoon snacks for the nearly two decades he spent in her care? At the heart of it, what is it really like to be a mother of a PGA Tour pro? We asked three of them.

1 week ago | dailymemphian.com | Candace Echols

Premium Opinion By Candace Echols, Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: May 09, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: May 09, 2025 4:00 AM CT “He doesn’t care about the glitz and glam of all of this stuff,” Laketia Wells (right) said about her son Jaylen Wells (left as a baby and center). “He just lives.” (Courtesy Laketia Wells) Special to The Daily Memphian Candace Echols Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five.

1 week ago | dailymemphian.com | Candace Echols

Guest Columnists By Candace Echols, Special to The Daily Memphian Published: May 04, 2025 11:49 AM CT Special to The Daily Memphian Candace Echols Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”  “Life comes at us utterly unannounced. No spoiler alerts. No accurate forecasts. No fortune tellers.

3 weeks ago | dailymemphian.com | Candace Echols

Guest Columnists By Candace Echols, Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: April 20, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: April 20, 2025 4:00 AM CT Every spring, daffodils push up through the dirt. (Michaela Wenzler/Pixabay) Special to The Daily Memphian Candace Echols Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five.

1 month ago | dailymemphian.com | Candace Echols

Guest Columnists By Candace Echols, Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: April 13, 2025 4:13 PM CT | Published: April 13, 2025 4:13 PM CT Special to The Daily Memphian Candace Echols Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”  “Thankfully, the angst gave way.