When the wooden-hulled paddle steamer Eliza Battle went up in flames on a frigid night in 1858, it became the greatest maritime disaster in Tombigbee River history. Augustus Jones lost his life that night, leaving behind his grieving grandmother, Rebecca Anderson, in Columbus.
Anderson, buried long ago in Friendship Cemetery, makes a spirited return to her former hometown to tell her story through Mississippi Math and Science junior Anna McCollum during Tales from the Crypt. The 21st annual awa
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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