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
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
City Councilman Pierre Beard was arrested by the Gordo, Alabama police Friday night for DUI, possession of marijuana (2nd offense), paraphernalia (1st offense), and illegal alcohol. #columbusms
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Did you know there was a murder at the Rosenschweig Arts Center in #columbusms in 1927? Thanks to my fellow researcher Cy Brown for this lead! #murder #mystery #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
The director of the #CVB, Nancy Carpenter seems to only give the sweet deals to her pals. #columbus #visitcolumbusms #visitmississippi #mississippi
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
On September 1, 1902 an excursion train departing Columbus for Birmingham derailed and plummeted down into a 60 foot ravine near Barry, Alabama.
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Thomas Hunter Sharp was once the mayor of #columbusms and later served as its postmaster. He is also the oldest person in #LowndesCounty to be convicted of murder.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
The men who worked in the courthouse gathered in the great hall under the clock each afternoon trying to catch a breeze in its shade...little did they know the danger that lurked above.
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Today is the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in downtown Columbus. In honor of that event her is a fun little Christmas story based in fact and exaggeration! Enjoy.
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
The recent beating of Dietrich Jefferson is examined. Where did the brutal attack start? Were they all just "friends" and drinking together? Why did his "friends" decide to beat him within an inch of his life? Donate toward covering his continued medical bills and expenses: C/O Detrich Darnell Jefferson Go Fund #4534803 Main StreetColumbus, MS 39701
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Carpenter's self-promoting out of control ad spending bills are here! Will the board have the cajones to stand up and make her pay for them out of her own pocket?
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Carpenter's lies continue unchecked and unchallenged by the Dispatch. Pinocchio has nothing on the CVB's director!
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.