Winning Florida Lottery ticket sold at local BP Food Store

Winning Florida Lottery ticket sold at Publix

VERO BEACH — A lottery ticket worth more than $42,000 won in Saturday's drawing after being sold at a local Publix, according to Florida Lottery officials. The Fantasy 5, quick pick ticket was sold at the Publix Super Market at Treasure Coast Plaza, 415 21st Street, Vero Beach. The store is located in the Miracle Mile Plaza between Indian River Boulevard and U.S. 1. The winning numbers for the evening draw were 06-16-17-18-23. The local Publix was one of three locations to sell winning tickets for the evening draw, and one of four stores to sell winning tickets on Saturday. The local winner will receive the grand prize of $42,041.47, lottery officials said. It was unclear if the winner had ...

Recap in photos: 2024 General election in Indian River County

In a historic Tuesday election, voters across the nation made their choices for city, county and state government candidates, while also deciding to re-elect former president Donald Trump to serve as commander-in-chief. Locally, political newcomer Aaron Vos won a seat for a two-year term on the Vero Beach City Council. Incumbents Linda Moore and John M. Carroll Jr. won two other seats on the Vero Beach City Council. Moore, vice-mayor for the city of Vero Beach, and Carroll, both initially elected to the council in 2022, each will serve a second two-year term. Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers was re-elected to office for a second four-year term. Commissioner Laura Moss, who represents District 5 and is a former Vero ...

Votes in for 2024 General Election for Indian River County

All votes were in for local elections as incumbents retained several city and county seats for Tuesday's general election. Sheriff Eric Flowers and Commissioner Laura Moss were re-elected to office, while Linda Moore and John Carroll were re-elected to Vero Beach City Council. Political newcomer Aaron Vos won the remaining seat that was vacated by council member Tracey Zudans. The constitutional amendments on the ballots needed a 60 percent of votes to pass. Voters agreed to pass Amendment 2, the right to hunt and fish, along with Amendment 5, providing an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption. Voters rejected Amendment 1, which means school board races will remain nonpartisan. The voters also turned down ...