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

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February 19, 2009

An examination of the precincts where ballots were cast in Highlands County reveals a wide diversity in Democrats to Republicans, precincts where Congressman Tim Mahoney's affairs apparently didn't matter to voters, and precincts where Ron Grimming or Barack Obama won. ...more

November 6, 2008

Unofficial election results gave incumbent Annie Williams the lead she needed Tuesday night to keep her job as supervisor of elections. ...more

November 5, 2008

More than 10,500 voters cast their ballots by 2 p.m. today, bringing the total percentage of votes cast to 60 percent. 10,671 people voted today as of 2 p.m., said an official with the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

There should be no excuse for not voting in the 2008 presidential election, said Norma Stokes, assistant supervisor at the Highlands County Elections Office. ...more

November 4, 2008

County voters continued to file in at the Highlands County Government Center Monday, as the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections office released a six-day total of 10,118 early voters. ...more

October 28, 2008

How much help can a disabled voter legally get from a friend, family member, caretaker or guardian when they're casting their vote? ...more

October 28, 2008

Voters waited up to 45 minutes at the Highlands County Government Center, for the chance to pick a new U.S. president, when the polls opened Monday for the first day of early voting. ...more

October 22, 2008

With the potential of the hotly contested presidential race drawing a record number of voters to the polls on Nov. 5, Highlands County's Democrat and Republican leaders are urging people to take advantage of early voting, which starts Monday. ...more

October 18, 2008