Shoals golf courses are not immune to national trends that show golfers are cutting back their time on the links. Some public golf courses in the Shoals are experiencing a decrease in the number of rounds being played, and the economy is being cited as one of the reasons.
Faced with a severe downturn at home, several US universities have now turned to India to sell their executive education programmes.
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says it will operate its Golden Moon Hotel and Casino only three days a week and is eliminating 570 non-tribal staff positions as part of a broad restructuring plan intended to save money.