Tag Archives: Columbia County
John Barleycorn Lives, Part 2
Last night…I took visiting friend and researcher Carl Carlson-Drexler to Bayou Bistro after a long day looking at Civil War-related sites in Hempstead and Nevada Counties… and I bought my first legal Magnolia beer! I said I would believe it … Continue reading
Vashti McCollum and the Columbia County Connection
When you think of activists for the separation of church and state you probably think of Madalyn Murray O’Hare–the founder of the American Atheiest movement who was murdered in 1995 in Austin, Texas (one of my former hometowns…In fact, I … Continue reading
Frog Level
The Old Frazier Plantation was built in what was then still part of Lafayette County, Arkansas, in 1852…It still survives, and has become something of a landmark of regional (and in many ways state-level) importance. However, it is known now … Continue reading
Filed under Arkansas, Columbia County, history
Mag-Town Music
Magnolia is in a dry county…and therefore has few venues for live music…I am therefore surprised to find a bunch of videos from Magnolia bands and hip-hop groups on YouTube…It has to be a real indicator that the digital age … Continue reading
