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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, July 7, 2025

— As FedEx reshuffles certain operations, the company will be laying off more than 480 employees.

— Dr. Bruce Randolph has been named interim director of the Shelby County Health Department following Dr. Michelle Taylor’s planned departure on Aug. 1.

— President Donald Trump has nominated US Attorney Michael Dunavant to be chief federal prosecutor for the Western District of Tennessee.

— Tennessee hunger-fighting advocates warn that proposed cuts to SNAP, formerly food stamps, could deepen food insecurity as the budget reconciliation bill returns to the House.


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Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.