Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Celebrates Over 20 Years of World-Class Golf

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What started as a concept to enhance the image of a state has turned out to be one of the most successful achievements in the golf industry. In 1992 the first golf courses opened on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama. The vision of creating a golf trail came from Dr. David G. Bronner, the CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The golf course designs started with Robert Trent Jones after coming out of … [Read more...]

Giant Pig Roast in Missouri?

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Ever wonder why people in the south are always armed? Well, this is why:   This 1,800 lb. wild boar was shot and killed in Potosi, Missouri, near the county airport on Hwy 8 east and near the community of Mineral Point. It's actual name is a Piney Wood Rooter. There was a documentary on about a month ago about these pigs growing up rapidly in the US. They're all over Georgia , Alabama , Arkansas , Missouri … [Read more...]

America’s Knife

Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr By 1837 the states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama passed laws making it a felony to kill a person with a Bowie knife. Self defense was recognized and acceptable. But even if you justifiably saved your life using a Bowie, you were going to spend considerable time behind bars or outside breaking rocks with a sledge. No such jeopardy resulted from using one of the … [Read more...]