Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here on Wednesday September 4th to look forward. Yes, this year didn’t work out the way we would have hoped, but is there anything we ARE looking forward to seeing over the final month? Who's playing for a role in 2025? Which young players can still pop off in September? How…

Carpenter's got her money to finish the work at the Tennessee Williams home, and now she needs to fund her lavish spending habits. How will she do that? Write grants? Kick off a Capital Campaign? Nope, she will always go for low hanging fruit...she will see the 2% tax as hers to take a sizable cut out of and use at her leisure...Mark my words that …

Nancy Carpenter went to the MDAH Grant Training in Jackson on Foundation business with Foundation President Brenda Willis and CVB Board Member Rissa Lawrence and charged the hotel to the CVB credit card without the CVB Board's approval or knowledge.pshannonevans による

Did Carpenter lie to the city council about getting $100,000 from the Heritage Hills Alliance? If so, what else has she lied about? And about those CVB credit card statements, Ms. Carpenter...pshannonevans による

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here on Friday August 30th to talk mutiny aboard the good ship Mariner. The Tacoma News Tribune (and other sources) aired some grievances with Jerry Dipoto in the wake of Scott Servais’s unceremonious dismissal. How do we evaluate the decisions behind the 2024 offense moving…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here on Sunday August 25th in the wake of one of the busiest, most frenzied weeks in Mariners history. Scott Servais is out, Dan Wilson is in and 2-1 and the dust has already begun to settle. https://mybookie.website/MeetAtTheMitt TWITTER LINKS: https://twitter.com/Meetatthe…

Is the femme fatale in Ben Ames Williams' Leave Her to Heaven inspired loosely by his first cousin Sarah Ames Patty of Macon, Mississippi?pshannonevans による

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! After a decade at the helm, the Mariners have relieved skipper Scott Servais of his duties with Dan Wilson stepping in. We will have more to say. https://mybookie.website/MeetAtTheMitt TWITTER LINKS: https://twitter.com/MeetattheMitt https://twitter.com/LookoutLanding https://twitter.com/JohnTrupin https://twitter.com/K…

Carpenter told the City Council she still needs $54, 069.69 match share for the MDAH grant; however, when she sent in the grant she told the grant coordinator Divvya Pai that she had the grant match. Prior to beginning work in late April of 2024 Carpenter submitted a bank statement showing the matching share in the Foundation's bank account. Oh the…

Carpenter has absolutely lied about the issues at the Tennessee Williams her neglect has caused. I recently did a public records request of the MDAH grants to the building and the problems the structural engineers have uncovered...that Carpenter has failed to reveal to the City as she asks for a matching grant to put lipstick on her pig.…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, John Trupin and Kate Preusser are here on Monday August 12th to celebrate the extension of Victor Robles! A generation removed from Jerry low balling Jarred Kelenic on a long term extension, the Mariners finally have their Robin (to Julio’s Batman) in Right Field. Who is up for an extension next and why is i…

It’s that time of year again, folks! It is time for the annual Columbus Cultural Foundation to demand funding from the Columbus Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Yes, here they are again, a 501C3 holding their hand out again for 100K+ to solely fund their foundation again…with zero oversight and zero transparency of where last year’s 100K went. Yes,…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Evan James, Zach Mason and Anders Jorstad are back post deadline to assess the Mariners new look offense! How sustainable are the run scoring improvements? When is Julio due back? Is Victor Robles a long term solution? Which Mariner starter might bring home a Cy Young? https://mybookie.website/MeetAtTheMitt TWITTER LINK…

A report was formerly sent to the State Auditor's office on the malfeasance and incompetence of former CVB Director Nancy Luke Carpenter. The content validates much of Tombigbee Tales' research. This should make every Lowndes County resident get angry and call the CVB and demand they NOT fund the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation.…

The Amzi Love Home in Columbus, MS was built by Amzi Love as a gift to his bride Edith Wallace. It has remained in the family for over 5 generations. It is open for tours by appointment.pshannonevans による

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Evan James and Anders Jorstad are here to dig into the trade deadline and the Mariners most recent acquisitions Where will Justin Turner play? Will he take at bats from Locklear? Who exactly is Yimi Garcia? We are here to answer all your questions. https://mybookie.website/MeetAtTheMitt TWITTER LINKS: https…

The Lincoln Home is one of the earlier homes built in Columbus. It is a raised cottage style Gothic/Greek Revival Home. It also is haunted by at least four different former residents.pshannonevans による

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! A trade! John Trupin Kate Preusser and prospect analyst Max Ellingsen are here to talk Randy Arozarena and the first deadline move of 2024! In exchange the Mariners parted with a player to be named later and 2023 draft picks Brody Hopkins and Aidan Smith. Is this as cheap as it seems? Did Dan Szymborski nail it when he …

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Movement is afoot! Evan James, Zach Mason and John Trupin are here to deliver the autopsy for the Mariners battered lineup with Julio and JP hitting the IL and Ty France not hitting and therefore hitting the road. With a week to go before the trade deadline the injuries have brought rise to half the Tacoma lineup arrivi…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Max Ellingsen and Kate Preusser are here to review the dull depth of the 2024 Mariners draft haul. Obviously the first two picks are the names that has everyone buzzing, but what of the depth beyond the early round picks? Who are the sleepers? Who has the unrefined tools to make a big jump in pro ball? What trends did t…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! We have reached the All Star break and the team is taking a much needed break but much to talk about remains so Evan James, Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Max Ellingsen are here after the 2024 draft to take stock of the new Mariners youngsters. Jerry spoke on the radio today for the first time in ages, how are we readin…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser are joined by Lookout Landing prospect expert Max Ellingsen on July 13th to talk future stars at the halfway point in the minor league season. Max has been spending time watching the Everett Aquasox, getting to see the much heralded Lazaro Montes and Michael Arroyo in person. Max remarks on im…

Nancy Luke Carpenter and the Board of the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation have allowed the birthplace of Tennessee Williams to fall in utter disrepair. Please email the board and tell them to remove Carpenter as CEO and to do the right thing to repair the building and to be transparent in their actions. Board President Brenda Willis: willisbw…

The Tombigbee River was the path to freedom for many escaped enslaved people. Their directions were found in a folk song: Follow the drinkin' gourd Follow the drinkin' gourd For the old man is comin' just to carry you to freedom Follow the drinkin' gourdWhen the sun comes back, and the first quail calls Follow the drinkin' gourd For the old man is …

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Hot pitching and cold offense is the order of the day so John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here to take the good with the bad: All Star Logan Gilbert! Gregory Santos in, Catie Griggs out. John wrote about the flaccid hitting environment at T Mobile Park, but what can be done about it? How is the hot stove he…

It was in this Black Belt Prairie impoverished environment that many great Blues musicians rose to prominence.pshannonevans による

Hickory Sticks is one of the oldest homes if not the oldest home still in existence in Columbus, MS. Built between 1815-1820, the home has a spectral visitor during Valentines each year. Who is it and why is he insistent on going upstairs to bed every year?pshannonevans による

Wisteria Place has a man who walks up the road out of the foggy mist of early morning leading a horse carrying a man in confederate gray bent over the saddle. They disappear once they turn in the back drive. Who are they?pshannonevans による

The Princess Theatre in Columbus, MS is known for significant paranormal activity. It is thought to be Mr. Kuykendal, the former president of the Motion Pictures Theater Owners of America from 1932 until his death in 1946.pshannonevans による

Henry Betts' execution at the Lowndes County Courthouse was botched. He was a large Black man who was accused of murder. He weighed over 300 lbs and stood 6'6" tall. He was most probably railroaded into a conviction. He "confessed" to save his brother.pshannonevans による

Charles Baskerville, chemist and college professor, was born (1870) at Deerbrook, Noxubee County, Mississippi, the son of Charles Baskerville, a physician and former CSA captain, and his wife, Augusta Johnson. He was educated in Columbus, MS. and raised by his paternal grandparents. Charles would lay claim to the discovery of two chemical elements.…

Pleasant Bowler was a scam artist and flim flam man who posed as a Baptist minister and helped found the Shiloh Baptist Church in Burns Bottom in Columbus, Mississippi after the Civil War. He murdered Sheriff Cline in a struggle and was brought before a Reconstruction Era Judge from Ohio and an all Black male jury in the Lowndes County Courthouse i…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The OG gang is back! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here to dive into the Mariners 2024 season now crawling past the halfway mark. What’s to do with Bryan Woo? What does a trade to augment this offense really look like? Is Julio regressing or is there still hope for a major uptick in performance? Can thin…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Evan James is here with Anders Jorstad and Zach Mason to talk the Mariner sin the midst of an uninspiring road trip. As we sit here at about noon on June 23rd, the Mariners are down 2-6 to the Miami Marlins in line for a second consecutive losing series. Is the pitching away from T Mobile Park as bad as advertised on Tw…

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.pshannonevans による

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin is here with Evan James and Kate Preusser to talk first place in the AL West and the largest division lead in baseball: Your Seattle Mariners. There has been oddly smooth sailing of late with the team sweeping aside their closest competitor Texas Rangers at home in dominant fashion. After years of looking to…

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 antebellum South ever produced. These ladies were no shrinking violets.…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin is here with Evan James and Grant Bronsdon for an impromptu, first place in the AL West, Meet at the Mitt Podcast on Saturday June 15th. Grant has been hard at work on a potential Cal contract extension, what does that look like? How do the Mariners approach valuing his bat, his defense and his leadership? H…

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 the back of a storage closet at Wright Patterson AFB Museum. Temple retired to Columbus, Mississippi and ope…

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 along as she shares her book beginnings so far! https://julieliddellwhitehead.com/…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Evan James and Anders Jorstad are here on Wednesday June 12th to celebrate the arrival of Mariners prospect Tyler (no relation to Heather) Locklear. The big news of the day is that BRYAN WOO IS OKAY! I’m sorry but that’s genuinely all I care about. Bryan Woo’s MRI was “perfectly clean”, they expect to slot h…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Kate Preusser and John Trupin are joined by Lookout Landing prospect expert Max Ellingsen for a back to back podcast, this time of the “They Might Be Mariners” variety. The farm system has been brimming with shortstop prospects in the low minors, how are they doing? Who might stay/who might go from the infield prospect …

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/pshannonevans による

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Evan James and Anders Jorstad are joined by Lookout Landing prospect expert Max Ellingsen on Thursday June 6th where the talk of the town is new bullpen convert Logan Evans. What does the move mean for this year and the future? When could we see him return to the rotation? What does it all mean for the bullpen the remai…

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, forensic science, constitutional rights, and space exploration.…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Guess who’s back? Back again? Kate is back! Tell a friend. Evan James, Kate Preusser and John Trupin are back to basics on Monday June 3rd to talk Mariners on an off day. Clase has been demoted down to Tacoma to make way for former Washington Nationals mega-prospect Victor Robles, who will be taking over the cursory 6 p…

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Evan James, Anders Jorstad and Zach Mason are here on Sunday June 2nd after the Mariners swept aside the feeble Los Angeles Angels to win their 6th of 7 games on the homestead. Is Ty France all the way back? Is the offensive output an Angel pitching based illusion? What do we make of Brant Brown’s firing? How will stren…

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.pshannonevans による

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.pshannonevans による

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 Dixie League)pshannonevans による