Tombigbee Tales – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to "Tombigbee Tales a podcast dedicated to illuminating the untold stories of remarkable, colorful, and unusual people who lived, worked, or passed through Columbus, Mississippi. Today, we'll explore the extraordinary life of Beulah Ruth Bettersworth, an artist who transcended mere visual representation to become a profound social documentarian of early 20th-century America and who painted the mural in our downtown post office in the 1930's.

Welcome to "Tombigbee Tales" - where we dive deep into the fascinating narratives that shape our regional history. Today, we're exploring the life of William J. "Buddy" Adair Jr., a man whose story reads like a complex tapestry of crime, family, and regional intrigue. He loosely associated with a local group of “entrepreneurial bootleggers and gambling den owners some called the Dixie Mafia.

Welcome to "Sin City South," a Tombigbee Tales series that delves into the shadowy past of Columbus, Mississippi, and its surrounding areas. I'm your host, [Name], and in this expose series, we'll explore how this seemingly conservative Southern town earned its notorious nickname in the mid-20th century. Get ready to have your perceptions challenged as we uncover a story that's been hiding in plain sight for decades.

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 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. 

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.

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.

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

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.