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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Former Gamecock Marcus Lattimore has recorded two "Play Responsibly" ads for the South Carolina Education Lottery.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Lottery lovers have yet another way to try and hit it big.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  An arrest has been made following an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division into an accounting discrepancy at the South Carolina Education Lottery that was discovered in early October.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating an accounting discrepancy at the South Carolina Education Lottery.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The Powerball jackpot is reaching a record high and that has people in the Midlands scrambling to get their hands on $320 million. The jackport is the fourth highest in the history of the game.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  The director of South Carolina's Education Lottery says it will not be possible to significantly increase sales.

Friday, April 02, 2010  Multiple media outlets reported that Mount Pleasant police report that 25-year-old James Gerald Pinckney of North Charleston was arrested Thursday.

Friday, February 26, 2010  The former South Carolina student whose plea to Congress to fix her rundown school attracted President Barack Obama's attention is being honored by the state.

Thursday, March 19, 2009  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The lavender dress a South Carolina eighth-grader, Ty'Sheoma Bethea, wore in Washington now belongs to the State Museum, and its former owner couldn't be more pleased.