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The Tennessee Williams building has been so neglected under the reign of Nancy Luke Carpenter that the floor joists are completely rotted under the building and so all renovations are at a complete standstill.
The women who fought for the first state funded college for women in the United States were Sarah "Sallie" Eola Reneau, Olivia Valentine Hastings, and Annie Coleman Peyton. Three of the most stubborn, brilliant, and courageous women the antebel
Alva Temple and three other Tuskegee Airmen won the 1949 inaugural USAF Gunnery Meet...essentially their version of Top Gun. Yet their names were never recorded as the winners and were listed as "unknown" until 1995 and their trophy stuck in th
Mississippi author Julie Liddell Whitehead's new book Hurricane Baby is coming out this fall. Her publishing journey started with a short story within days of weathering Katrina in Brandon, MS and the book just kept growing from there. Follow a
Mississippi Artist Lee Harper is an amazing miniature artist. She lives in Oxford, MS where she is a painter and miniaturist who takes commissions. See her work at: https://www.instagram.com/leeharperoxford/https://www.tinyhistorystudios.com
Stephen D. Lee was and is a controversial Southern figure; however, his emphasis on education was embraced not only by his son but by his direct descendants and their spouses. Their education has benefitted the world of aeronautics, law, forens
Frances Glessner Lee, the Mother of Forensic Science, was the daughter-in-law of General Stephen D. Lee and his wife Regina. Her Nutshell Studies are still taught in homicide investigation training around the country.
Sam Hairston was born in Lowndes County on the Hairston Plantation less than a month before the founding of the Negro League. He would grow up to play for the Birmingham Black Barons before being drafted by the Chicago White Sox.
Columbus, MS had three different minor league baseball teams that supplied multiple players to the MLB: 1907-1908 Columbus Discoverers (Cotton States League)1912-1913 Columbus Joy Riders (Cotton States League)1935 Columbus Bengals (East Dixi
Former Red Sox Pitcher Ronnie Richardson shares his expertise with young men at his (soon to open) Mississippi Exclusive Pitching Academy in Columbus, MS. On Facebook: Mississippi Exclusive Pitching Academy w/Ronnie Richardson
Blewett H. Lee, son of Confederate General S. D. Lee was a pioneer in Aviation Law and ensuring religious freedom for more esoteric beliefs.
The sign at Avalon went missing before the fire. It turned up on the property next door to the Spain family who caused such an ugly fuss at last year's dedication and memorial walk at the St. James MB Cemetery where "Daddy" John aka Mississippi
Ruth Ford and Charles Henri Ford grew up in the Gilmer Hotel where their father ran the Cafe. Ruth would become an accomplished actress in film and on the stage and Charles Henri would gain notoriety as a poet and novelist.
Alexander Meek was a poet, orator, and statesman from Alabama. He married Eliza Cannon, the late wife of Col. William Cannon. Meek was a pro-Unionist who served as Alabama's Speaker of the House and at the state's secessionist convention. He is
Frank Miller was the great-niece of Lucy Irion Neilson of Columbus, MS. How did one woman's essay change the course of Jung's work and facilitate his complete split from Freud?
Nancy Luke Carpenter has spent/committed every dime (and then some) in the CVB marketing budget on her way out the door with six months left to go in the fiscal year. What else has she committed money to and the bills have just not rolled in ye
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!
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 wants to close it during Spring Pilgrimage...their busiest time of year!
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
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 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.
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