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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, February 9, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will begin accepting applications to fill the seat of Edmund Ford Jr., who resigned last week.

— Grizzlies Prep may relocate to a larger campus in South Memphis this fall when it opens its new charter school for girls.

— As the Trump administration continues its nationwide deportation campaign, members of the American Federation of Teachers are helping Tennessee public school educators prepare for possible interactions with immigration agents.


The WKNO Daily newscast provides the latest headlines for Memphis and the Mid-South.

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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.