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WKNO Daily Newscast | Wednesday, August 27, 2025

— Proponents of a plan to move the Shelby County Jail to the former site of a Firestone plant in North Memphis addressed concerns about contaminants in the soil.

— The Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen updated the town’s beer laws Monday night to align with modern practices.

— Memphis-Shelby County Schools has offers from MLGW and a local dance studio to purchase Humes Middle School, a vacant school in North Memphis.

— Northwest Mississippi Community College’s nursing program has achieved a 100% nursing licensure test pass rate for three consecutive years.


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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.