Paula Nelms, owner of P&D One Stop in Crossett, displays the equipment she purchased from the Arkansas Lottery Commission to equip her store for the sale of state lottery tickets. Nelms said Monday will the first day to purchase scratch off tickets.

The lottery begins a minute after midnight on Monday morning, but you probably didn’t know that it will soon have a very important feature. The lottery terminals across the state will have scrolling light screens. They will display lottery jackpots and information about Morgan Nick Amber Alerts.

A Vacaville woman has claimed her winning MEGA Millions lottery ticket worth nearly a half-million dollars. The woman – who requested anonymity – turned in her ticket worth $452,732 at the California Lottery’s Sacramento District Office.

Crawford Countians will have plenty of retailers to choose from when the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery kicks off Monday.