Memphis Morning News With Ditch & Tim

It's personal for John DeBerry.  Former Democrat and senior advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told Ditch & Tim during a visit to Memphis Morning News that running for Mayor of Shelby County is personal.  If voted in as Mayor of Shleby County, he wants to leave it better than it was when he got in office. DeBerry also spoke to his principles that got him kicked out of the Democratic Party. 

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For college football fans who've wondered if the sport will ever return to asemblance of yesteryear with school loyalty a priority over the almighty dollar, Nick Douglas starts from the begining.  Understatnding the decisions that got us here and what happens next for college football. He discussed all of this and his book, Where Did Our Game Go, Inside College Football's Billion Dollar Transformation. 

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Founded in 1957, Harwood Center serves children ages 18 months through 6 years who have developmental delays and autism. Our nationally accredited services are include specialized educational classrooms and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.  

Aimee Joyner stopped by the Memphis Morning News Studios to share more about the center's work and needs in 2026. 

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Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti called Memphis Morning News' Ditch & Tim with his response to the county Mayor's lawsuit to stop the Tennessee Guard from being deployed in Memphis as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force.  The question remains - who is paying for this lawsuit?  If the taxpayers didn't ask for it to be filed on their behalf, then who get's the bill from the lawyers representing Shelby County Mayor Le...

Dee Dee from Memphis found out how quickly people can turn on you for simply saying "thank you Trump".  The Memphis Safe Task Force is a 13 plus federal agency effort to stop violent crime from controlling neighborhoods around the city.  After two weeks, the task force brought a very noticeable calmness to residents of Memphis and Dee Dee from Memphis posted a TikTok with a simple message- "I feel safe, thank you Trump". ...

With the Memphis Safe Task Force in place, Memphis is now a city with zero tolerance and some people forgot what that means.  Memphians, trained by weak and overly tolerant city council members & leaders, got used to living by the simple rule of "that's not legal, but it's ok" . 

Pushing for resolutions eliminating "pretextual stops" for operating a vehicle with safety deficiencies like no tail lights, expired or fake...

Congressman David Kustoff called in during Memphis Morning News to share his stance on the Memphis Safe Task Force. He also commented on the efforts of a couple of local TV stations that are calling for activists / viewers to locate, film and send in the task force photos and videos so the station can assumingly use during broadcasts and on social media. 

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This morning on Newstalk 989's Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim, Senator Bill Hagerty spoke on the breaking news that he and other Republican Senators were spied on by Biden's special council in the DOJ under the rule of Jack Smith. "Bill Hagerty the Eagle Scout and father of four being investigated by abject criminals that operated out of the FBI...."

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