Festival off to good startBy Jennifer Crossley, Staff Writer On the Rocks in historic downtown Florence was the site of the officials kick-off party for the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival but it was a unique automobile that caused a stir.Cyclical business means Kathy Standage needs solid budgetStandage has opened a vacation rental management business that caters to travelers looking for high-end Vail and Golden housing rentals, as well as concierge services for renters such as airport limo services, ski and snowboard rentals, grocery shopping and restaurant reservations.Beach woman wins $500,000 with scratch-off ticketVIRGINIA BEACH A Virginia Beach woman has won $500,000 from a scratch-off ticket in the Virginia Lottery. Jodi McCreery Grady bought the Jumbo Bucks ticket at the 7-Eleven at 1869 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, according to the Virginia Lottery. Grady works as an information technology project manager and said she plans to use the winnings to provide for her son and father. Skaneateles incumbents prepare for electionVillage of Skaneateles residents will head to the polls Tuesday March 16 to vote for two trustees. Incumbents Kathryn Carlson and Sue Jones are running for re-election and hopingAllen Iverson’s troubled lifeTrouble seems to have followed Allen Iverson throughout his adult life — and even a little before then. When he was 17, he was implicated in a bowling alley brawl in Virginia and later convicted of “maiming by mob”. He spent four months at a correctional facility before his conviction was overturned due to insufficient [...]

