Tombigbee Tales

The Murder of John Allison Hardy at Lone Pine Plantation

John Allison Hardy was a well respected business man, plantation owner, and community leader. He was gunned down on his property on a cold rainy February night in 1952. The man hunt that ensued was one of the largest the state ever held. #murder #murderinmississippi #mississippi #columbusms #tombigbeetales

Ghost and Paranormal Tourism and the Columbus Visitors Bureau

The benign neglect of the director of the Columbus Visitors Bureau, Nancy Luke Carpenter and her lack of investment in our town's future tourism almost resulted in the loss of a film documentary and a series of YouTube documentaries on the ghosts and legends of our town. Ghost tourism is a HUGE boost for many communities. We are missing out due to Carpenter's apathy. 
 
The Historic Home Tours of Columbus, Mississippi: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricHomeToursOfColumbus
 

Mississippi’s Magnolia Literacy Project with LaWanda Dickens

THE MAGNOLIA LITERACY PROJECT (MLP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses literacy as a means of celebrating Mississippi while promoting activism and advocacy across the state. The organization's mission is to offer a platform for young Mississippians to showcase literary talent, build identity, and represent community. Our goal is to provide youth with cultural enrichment, mentoring, and publishing opportunities while teaching multimodal literacy. Empowering writers, visual artists, orators, photographers, and videographers, we serve communities that lack widespread access to growth resources. 
To learn more: https://www.magnolialiteracyproject.org/
 

Augusta Palmer Film Maker of the Memphis Country Blues Festival Documentary

Augusta Palmer Film Maker of the Memphis Country Blues Festival Documentary shares her experience with capturing the history the Festival spearheaded by her father Robert Palmer and of country blues artists including Bukka White from Aberdeen, MS. 1/26 NJ Film Festival (tickets to watch online or to attend):   https://watch.eventive.org/newjerseyfilmfestivalspring2024/play/65248690160895008328b0c0
1/27 Clarksdale (link to event info):
https://www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com/index.php

Sociopath Among Us - Jon Mattox and the Murder of Gene Tate

Jon Mattox murdered Gene Cain Tate on Jan 31, 1960 in Columbus, Mississippi #columbusms #visitcolumbus #mississippi #murder 

Baskerville Manor, Poker, and a Murder in Columbus Mississippi

Baskerville Manor is a gorgeous Italianate antebellum home built as a wedding present and eventually lost in a poker game. Here is a story about the lives of some of the people who once lived in this gorgeous home on the Columbus Spring Pilgrimage in Columbus, MS.

Daniel Baldwin - Breaking Racial Rules 1855

Daniel Baldwin (future father of a Confederate General) owned a tavern and was an excellent distiller of hard liquor in Columbus. He stood accused of selling alcohol to two enslaved men in 1855 by the state of Mississippi. 

Porch Talk with Alan Aldredge

My friend Alan from Porch Talk Podcast talks Mississippi musicians, Columbus, and upcoming Porch Fest Music Festival during Pilgrimage this spring! 

Cornell Sidney Franklin and the William Faulkner Connection

William Faulkner stole Cornell Sidney Franklin's wife back all the way form Shanghai, China. #knowyourhistory #williamfaulkner #columbusms #mississippi #visitcolumbusms #visitmississippi #oxford 

Interview with the Cultured Bumpkin

Interview with the Cultured Bumpkin Podcast Host and Voice Over Actor Jake Philips of Columbus, MS #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi #mississippi #mississippiartists #columbusms #lowndescountyms