Category: Blog Post

After my road trip to Texas with Sweetums last summer, I posted photos and fun facts from 20 different stops in five states. I posted about numerous cool places to see in historic Natchez, Miss., but I recently came across some photos of the city I never shared. The following photos are general sites around… Continue reading A visit to Natchez, Mississippi

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing one of Alabama’s greatest love stories – that of legendary singer/songwriter Hank Williams Sr. and Audrey Sheppard Williams. Sure, it ended in tragedy but, for a time, it was a high-profile and loving union. It also resulted in the birth of Hank Williams Jr., so there’s that.… Continue reading Visit the place where the epic love story of Hank and Audrey Williams began

The legend of the Phantom Monk is excerpted from my book "Forgotten Tales of Tennessee." In March of 1967, one of the worst floods to hit the South covered much of Tennessee in water. The Knoxville Commercial reported: “We are now in the midst of a terrible flood. The waters are upon us and still… Continue reading The creepy legend of the mysterious Phantom Monk