Tombigbee Tales

A Podcast about Columbus, Mississippi - Its scandals, eccentric people, and our version of Southern Hospitality...which ain’t always so hospitable. Pull up and let me tell you about Mama and them. Bring you some tea because we are going to sit here a spell and catch up.

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Episodes

Thursday Mar 07, 2024

Carroll County, Mississippi Sheriff Clint Walker endangers private citizens' lives over accusations related to a missing Blues Trail Marker that is in the hands of Mississippi Blues Trail Commission designees Hammons and Associates. Walker has yet to reach out to the family or Hammons and Associates.

Thursday Mar 07, 2024

Interview with Cy Yuan Suo about his experience at the Mississippi John Hurt Memorial Walk in October 2023, where the marchers, students, and Mary Frances Hurt, the granddaughter of Blues musician John Hurt were heckled by racist neighbors in Carroll County, Mississippi.

Tuesday Mar 05, 2024

The Director of the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation - Mississippi John Hurt's Granddaughter Mary Francis Hurt talks about the fire, the lack of information, suspicions of arson, and the "theft" of the Blues Trail Marker. Ugly racist motives and white supremacists abound in the Mississippi Delta...To follow/suppport the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnhurtfoundation

Sunday Mar 03, 2024

There is a tale attached to this house...that it was turned by a team of oxen from facing the river to face Bridge Street and all the new bridge traffic. Let's explore a little early Columbus history found in this almost 200 year old home. 

MSMS Bill 2715 - Vote NO!

Thursday Feb 29, 2024

Thursday Feb 29, 2024

Call your Mississippi legislators and tell them to vote NO on Bill 2715 to move MSMS to Mississippi State's Campus!

Tuesday Feb 27, 2024

The outgoing director of the Columbus Visitor's Bureau, Nancy Luke Carpenter tried to undermine and negate the contracts of the new Director and the new COO at the February board meeting. 

Sunday Feb 25, 2024

MUW's fiasco riddled naming committee has alienated the alumni with their lack of transparency, lack of inclusion, and total incompetence resulting in zero confidence in the school's leadership. 

Wednesday Feb 21, 2024

Mississippi University for Women's new branding "expert" and her pals seem to think the host of this podcast is at least three different people...so let's dispel that myth...and discuss the clones that ARE out there. I invite all of those suspected clones to join me on a zoom call with a camera...(the film version of this podcast will be available on YouTube). 

The MUW Clone War

Friday Feb 16, 2024

Friday Feb 16, 2024

Someone is cloning alumni Facebook profiles and trying to skew public sentiment on state legislator Clay Mansell's page. 

MUW's Bots and Bullies

Wednesday Feb 14, 2024

Wednesday Feb 14, 2024

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Fresh Spilled Tea & Truth on Tap

Shannon Evans is a Southern storyteller who works in the field of public history. She likes hanging out with dead people in and around her home state and tells their stories with laughter, facts, and the uncomfortable truths of their lives. 

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