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WKNO Daily Newscast | Friday, February 13, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— An ongoing lawsuit by former Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins aimed at getting her job back or nearly half-million dollars in severance will be, according to judge Chris Frulla, starting from scratch.

— The City of Memphis has set a goal of building and renovating 10,000 homes by 2030.

— Rhodes College is expanding its prison education program thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation.

— There were 765 home sales in January, down more than 34% compared to home sales in the same month last year, according to a Memphis Area Association of Realtors report.

— Former state Rep. John DeBerry, who is senior advisor to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, will consider running for Shelby County Mayor in the Republican primary.


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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.