Hold My Sweet Tea
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Hold My Sweet Tea
Ep. 75-Haunted Mississippi: The Three-Legged Lady Of Nash Road
A lonely Mississippi road. A vanished church. A mother’s grief that won’t stay buried. We dive into the legend of the Three-Legged Lady of Nash Road in Columbus, where folklore, fear, and late-night dares collide. You’ll hear how one core story splinters into wild variations—hit-and-run near a church, a serial killer’s calling card, a post–Civil War vendetta—and why every version ends with a chase no one forgets. The details morph from tale to tale, but the ritual stays the same: lights off, three honks, three knocks, then a sprint to the end of the road with something pounding on your roof.
We break down what makes this myth stick: the mother at the center, a symbol of grief turned relentless; the way specific addresses along Nash Road give the legend a map; and the eerie power of threes that turns a ghost story into a participatory rite. Reports include shadowy figures in the treeline, handprints on windows, and unexplained dents that keep mechanics busy and drivers nervous. Along the way, we compare church-fire and cult versions, examine how small towns spin ruins into ritual, and weigh the skeptic’s list—bad lighting, fast imaginations, creaking roofs—against the irresistible pull of a midnight test.
If you’ve heard a different version from Columbus or anywhere in Lowndes County, we want it. Drop a comment on YouTube, email holdmysweetteapodcast@gmail.com, and tell us whether you’d brave Nash Road with your headlights off. If this story gave you chills or a laugh, tap follow, share it with a friend who loves folklore, and leave a quick review so more curious folks can find us. Stay safe out there—and maybe keep those lights on.
Source Material:
Dirienzo, Daniella, October 6, 2023, Nash Roa in Missippi: See the Three Legged Lady of Legend, Don't Drive on this haunted street in Mississippi or you may regret it, https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/trip-ideas/mississippi/haunted-nash-road-in-ms
Navarro,Hector, January 10, 2025, Three Legged Ladyof Nash Road, Mississippi- Facts-Chology, https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/three-legged-lady-nash-road
Coombs, CJ, September 25, 2025, The legend of the three-legged lady on Nash Road in Lowndes County, Mississippi, https://www.newsbreak.com/cj-coombs-1589302/4255318818485-the-legend-of-the-three-legged-lady-on-nash-road-in-lowndes-county-mississippi