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Exclusive: Lottery thrives as economy divesFriday, July 4, 2008 @ 9:18PMEconomic bad times are everywhere in South Carolina, but you wouldn’t know it by soaring lottery-ticket sales. The state-run games have raked in cash over the past six months, up 3 percent statewide from the same period, January to June, one year ago. That’s a surprising result, given the state’s record-high gas prices, rising food costs, depressed real estate values and shaky job market. ...

Four set for manager interviewsFriday, July 4, 2008 @ 6:24PMFour candidates for Nye County manager will be interviewed during a special county commission meeting at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Commissioners have scheduled action to appoint a county manager after the interviews.

To Sell to Gen-Y, You Have to Meet Them OnlineFriday, July 4, 2008 @ 1:21PMDespite the housing recession, there are still more than 1.5 million real estate agents in the United States.

Windfarm agreement is good for both companiesFriday, July 4, 2008 @ 10:06AMFor months it appeared that the wind had dropped out of the sails of what would be the nation’s first offshore wind farm.

New: Blagojevich: Franks wanted pals to get state jobsThursday, July 3, 2008 @ 5:08PMDemocratic State Rep. Jack Franks has been a constant and vocal critic of embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich, to the point of asking for the governor’s impeachment.