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Grandmother’s oak is now state’s largest…

By HERBERT   Back in the 1920s, Columbus held a contest to name its official motto.   And the winning entry was “Live Oaks and Live Folks.”   At the time, the Columbus Court Oak was one of the two most famous trees in Columbus. That tree has since died, but the trunk was left in ...

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