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WKNO Daily Newscast | Tuesday, July 29, 2025

— State leaders announced Monday that Elon Musk’s Boring Company plans to dig an 8-mile tunnel under Nashville, connecting downtown to the city’s airport.

— The Shelby Commission has delayed a vote to put all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats on the ballot next year. 

— Bartlett-based Memphis Record Pressing is finalizing plans for a $2-$2.5 million investment that will give it the ability to create its own stampers, which are used to press records.

— At the mid-year mark, Memphis-area residential real estate has become a buyer’s market as home prices continue to climb and sales steadily decline.


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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.