Tombigbee Tales

Nancy Luke Carpenter Swans About Town

Nancy Luke Carpenter is going to bleed the Columbus Cultural Foundation dry and ruin the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center's good name. Follow the money!

Lucy Nielson's Journal 1860-1865 Columbus, MS

Cash Strapped Nancy Carpenter

Where's Carpenter going to find the money to support her champagne life style with her lite beer budget at the Tennessee Williams Building? 

The New Anti-Tourism Director at the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center

The New Anti-Tourism Director at the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center wants to close it during Spring Pilgrimage...their busiest time of year!

Porch Fest 2024 in Columbus, MS April12-13

Porch Fest 2024 in Columbus, MS April12-13 at Munson Bros will feature bands, comedians, artists, and food trucks!!! Bring your lawn chair and come listen to great musicians from all over the Eastern US. This is going to be epic! All flavors of music to be played. 

The Murder Lynchings of John Gordon, George Washington Marshall (aka Evans), Alex Latham, Essex Green

Charles Melvin Lollar - Murder or Self-Defense

Plantation owner Mel Lollar went to the cabin of John Odum to kick he and his family off the Lollar's land. An argument ensued and Lollar was gut shot 8 times. 

Alexander McClung - Bad Boy, Duelist, and Mexican War Hero

Alexander McClung was involved in at least a dozen duels. He organized the Tombigbee Volunteers to go to the Mexican War in 1846. He is buried in Soldiers Cemetery in Vicksburg, MS but has a cenotaph in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS. 

Caroline Seabury - Yankee Teacher in Columbus, MS 1854-1863

Caroline Seabury came to Columbus Female Institute from Brooklyn, NY to teach French in 1854. She would be the tutor for the children of Col. George Hampton Young at Waverley Mansion. She would stay there until after the Fall of Vicksburg before leaving North for home and an uncertain future. 

Ralph Vituccio Interview about the Mississippi John Hurt Museum Fire and March