William A. Read’s “Indian Place Names in Alabama” tells us that Tombigbee comes from Choctaw words meaning “box makers” or ...

MOBILE, Ala., March 1.--The steamer W. H. Gardner, one of the largest boats plying on the Tombigbee River from Mobile, was burned this afternoon, three miles below Gainesville, Sumter County ...

Counties across West Alabama are now under flood warnings and watches ahead of major storms expected Friday and Saturday ...

A rare high-risk event will impact our area today, and we'll provide updates on watches and warnings as they are issued.

William Cooper was a “free man of color” working and trading along the Tombigbee River during the 1790s. Free Blacks in early Columbus were often carpenters and blacksmiths. James Scott who ...

Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 21.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is ...

Next to Charlotte, his greatest loves were fishing and his cabin on the Tombigbee River. The “Triad of Crappie Slayers” (L.N., Judge Warner, and Dr. Price) went fishing every Thursday.