A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery last week is the winner of a $260 million Powerball jackpot. ...more

August 25, 2009

Whenever I hear that someone hits the lottery or some other big windfall, I say to myself, "Why can't they share it with me?" Well, my wife and I were shopping a few weeks ago, and when lunchtime came around we ate at the nearest place that we could find. ...more

August 22, 2009

Maybe you won the lottery in New York; happened on a town's tricentennial celebration; spotted a celebrity at the Quality Inn. ...more

August 2, 2009

Florida residents who registered in the online lottery for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service were losers from the start. ...more

July 8, 2009

The Senate's plan to expand gambling may net the state far less than its sponsor was predicting. ...more

March 31, 2009

Some folks out here that are against buying the courses are trying to ignore the two 800 pound gorillas in the room. One is the fact that it is going to cost $1.8 million to construct lakes and $500,000 to dredge (de-silt) the canals. ...more

March 29, 2009

Though spring has not officially sprung yet, it's not too early to make plans for school-age children to attend the county's 2009 Summer Fun Camp. ...more

March 18, 2009

Barbara Lockwood didn't quite hit the lottery, but the million-dollar smile on her face definitely came about against the odds. ...more

February 27, 2009

The Academy at the Farm is accepting applications for new students for the 2009-10 school year. ...more

February 25, 2009

A Toyota Prius is not a limousine, according to a panel of federal judges. In a decision affirming a lower court ruling, the Atlanta-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Pinellas County limo company owner Moshe Leib after Hillsborough regulators said it was a stretch calling the gas-stingy Prius a limousine. ...more

February 21, 2009