Tombigbee Tales

By pshannonevans

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. Bri... more

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How many episodes does Tombigbee Tales have?

The podcast currently has 280 episodes available.

Tombigbee Tales episodes:

September 24, 2023 Where is the Tennessee Williams Bench Gift Money
The 2021 gift by a local educator is supposed to be (according to a recent September 16, 2023 Dispatch article) at the Columbus Cultural Historical Foundation. It is nowhere to be found on their budget worksheets on anything related to the 2022, 2023, or 2024 projects, gifts, grants, or accounts despite Carpenter's assurances that is why it is not to be found on the CVB budget.
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11min
September 22, 2023 Who is Bullying the CVB Board
Leroy Brooks writes a letter to the CVB board chastising them on his official office stationary one day prior to their annual review of the Director Nancy Luke Carpenter's job performance.
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9min
September 20, 2023 Working It
The Columbus Lowndes Visitor Bureau Board Meeting that ended with an ambulance and a fire truck.
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14min
September 19, 2023 Breaking News!
Breaking News! The CVB director, Nancy Carpenter has been asking for letters of support from local non Profit boards...Boards she has ignored, under supported, or previously had serious conflict.
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2min
September 16, 2023 A Pig in a Poke - The Advertising Bridge to Nowhere
What exactly do the CVB's ad dollars go to? An abandoned social media experience and a not-mobile friendly out dated and underwhelming website, and late fees in the form of high shipping costs. What doesn't it get? Tourists!
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17min
September 14, 2023 Shady Unethical Board Behavior - The Case of the Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone
The CVB Director sits on the Mississippi Heritage Hills Area Alliance Board where the members are handing out grants to each other like an Oprah give away! YOU get a grant, and YOU get a grant... Click here to find the 990's in the Financials Tab.
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12min
September 12, 2023 Follow the Missing Signs
In this episode of Tombigbee Tales we explore why native son Tennessee Williams is ignored by the CVB's director Nancy Luke Carpenter.
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14min
September 10, 2023 Snapshot Publishing and Tate Reeves Connections
Let's talk about the CVB director's close connection to Leigh (owner of Snapshot Publishing - her marketing vendor) and Todd Reeves. Todd is under investigation for some shady dealings on behalf of his brother Tate.

Where is our marketing money going and what work products do we have to show for the $110,000 the director has spent this year alone?

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13min
September 09, 2023 CVB Overpriced Condo and Double Dipping
The questionable ethics of purchasing a 3/4 million dollar property from then Columbus Visitor's Bureau board member Mark Castleberry and the benefits to the CVB Director Nancy Luke Carpenter from that purchase are discussed. Why have they never disclosed that tidbit of info and why has Carpenter never notified her board of her conflicting interest as Director of the Condo Board in perpetuity? Lots of questions today!
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18min
September 08, 2023 Tombigbee Tales - A Podcast about Columbus, MS
Welcome to the podcast for The Friendly City. Be forewarned! Small town politics and scandals will be liberally featured with a splash of local history.
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3min

FAQs about Tombigbee Tales:

How many episodes does Tombigbee Tales have?

The podcast currently has 280 episodes available.