AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER. ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH THE FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. FOR STUDENTS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, OUR TEAM JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH MORE TANIQUA. WELL, GOOD MORNING, ERIN. FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RIGHT BEHIND ME. AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTY WILL BE OPERATING ON A TWO HOUR DELAY TODAY. OFFICIALS SAY BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE, ROADS AND WASHED OUT BRIDGES, BUS ROUTES HAVE CHANGED. SO THE EXTRA DAYLIGHT WILL HELP BUS DRIVERS GET ACCUSTOMED TO THOSE NEW ROUTES. IN A STATEMENT FROM BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR ROB JACKSON SAYS TODAY WILL BE A DAY OF HELPING STUDENTS RECONNECT. AND OFFICIALS SAY NON-POTABLE WATER AND POWER IS NOW RESTORED TO ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY. REPORTING LIVE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU. TANIQUA GO FAIRVIEW CARDINALS. THAT WAS MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MORE RELIEF IS ON THE WAY FOR NORTH CAROLINIANS FACING DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANE HELENE. NORTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS APPROVED A $604 MILLION HELENE RELIEF BILL THAT FUNDING WILL COME FROM THE STATE’S RESERVES, A SO-CALLED RAINY DAY FUND TO HELP WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVER FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF HELENE. GOVERNOR ROY COOPER HAD ASKED THE LEGISLATURE TO. ALLOCATE $3.9 BILLION, THE LARGEST PORTIONS OF THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARD EDUCATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN WILL BE IN ASHEVILLE TODAY. WE’RE TOLD SHE’S MEETING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE AFTERMATH OF HELENE. LATER, SHE’S CAMPAIGNING ON BEHALF OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND KERRY, AND IN FAYETTEVILLE AS WELL. HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, A CHANCE TO HELP CLEAN UP GREENVILLE’S PARKS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM UNITY PARK WITH THE DETAILS. GOOD MORNING. ISABELLE. ERIN, GOOD MORNING. THE VOLUNTEER DAY WILL START TOMORROW AT 830 AND RUN UNTIL 1130 THAT MORNING ACROSS MULTIPLE PARKS HERE IN THE AREA THAT THAT INCLUDES DEBRIS CLEANUP, MULCH REPLENISHMENT AND CREEK RESTORATION. NOW, BESIDES, HERE AT UNITY PARK, YOU CAN ALSO HELP OUT AT GOWER PARK AND CLEVELAND PARK. THERE’S A FULL LIST ON THE CITY’S INSTAGRAM PAGE, AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, THE CITY SAYS TO WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOTHING, BRING CLOSE TOED SHOES AND A WATER BOTTLE. REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE. I’M ISABELLE MARAK FOR WIFE NEWS FOUR ISABEL. THANK YOU. TOMORROW IS NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY. IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SAFELY GET RID OF ANY UNWANTED DRUGS YOU HAVE LEFT IN YOUR HOME. THE MOST COMMONLY ACCEPTED KINDS OF MEDICATIONS ARE VITAMINS, PILLS, AND PET MEDICATIONS. EXPERTS SAY THAT PREVENTS THOSE PILLS FROM GETTING INTO THE WRONG HANDS AND ALSO STOPS THE CYCLE OF DRUG ADDICTION AND OVERDOSES. IN OUR COMMUNITY. SEVERAL OF OUR LOCAL POLICE AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS ARE PARTICIPATING. TOMORROW BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 2 P.M., A PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE IS OPENING IN GREENVILLE TOMORROW. IT WILL BE LOCATED ON WOODRUFF ROAD IN THE SHOPPES AT PLAZA GREEN. PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE IS DESCRIBED AS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR GOLF AND TENNIS EQUIPMENT FOR MEN, WOMEN AND JUNIORS. THE OTHER PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE IN HILTON HEAD, MYRTLE BEACH AND NORTH MYRTLE BEACH. SYDNEY. I KNOW MANY ARE GOING TO BE ANXIOUS MAYBE TO HEAD OUT TO THE GOLF COURSE TODAY OR TOMORROW. BEAUTIFUL CONDITIONS TO DO SO. REALLY COULDN’T ASK FOR BETTER WEATHER. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY IT IS NOT FALL WEATHER BY ANY MEANS. WE ARE WAKING UP TO COOL CONDITIONS. NONETHELESS. SO A CHILLY START. BUT AS WE HEAD ON INTO THE AFTERNOON, HIGHS WILL BE CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 70S PUSHING 80 DEGREES THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE HAVE TOPPED OUT IN THE LOWER 80S, SO WE’RE CONTINUING TO SEEM A LITTLE BIT LONGER. AGAIN, IT IS COMING WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE THOUGH. WHO DOESN’T LOVE THE SUNSHINE? ESPECIALLY ON A FRIDAY? NOW FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. CHILLY START, BUT BEAUTIFUL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SO STILL GOING TO SEE THAT THEME STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER. MOVING ON INTO THE WEEKEND THOUGH, WE WILL SEE SOME MAJOR CHANGES. HIGHS WILL STILL BE SITTING IN THE LOWER 80S BY SATURDAY, AND THEN A TRUE TASTE OF FALL WILL RETURN BY THE WEEKEND. COMING UP, WE’LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AS TO HOW THAT WILL IMPACT OUR RAIN CHANCES AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FOUR-DAY PLUS FORECAST. ERIN. SYDNEY, WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS THIS MORNING. FIRST, THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT I-85 AT BMW. HIGHWAY 101. IN THE GREER AREA. EXIT 60. THAT CRASH IS ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE. THE MIDDLE LANE IS CLOSED. ACCORDING TO SCDOT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLES THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS BACKUP IS NOW EXTENDING FURTHER DOWN AS WELL. WE CAN SEE WITH HIGHWAY 14 HERE HOW FAR DOWN THAT GOES. SO IF YOU’RE TRAVELING 85 NORTHBOUND, MAYBE YOU’RE GOING EVEN TO THE AIRPORT OR TO HIGHWAY 14, OR FURTHER UP TO 26, OR TO SPARTANBURG, I RECOMMEND YOU LEAVE EARLY AS OF RIGHT NOW. SO YOU CAN GET TO YOUR DESTINATION ON TIME. OUR TRAVEL TIMES OVERALL LOOK GOOD THOUGH SOME OF THE OTHER ONES I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY AND 26 EASTBOUND 12 MINUTES 85 SOUTHBOUND IS SEVEN MINUTES FROM AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD AND 35 NORTHBOUND FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. IT’S 13 MINUTES. A WELL-KNOWN NAME IS BRANCHING OUT INTO GOURMET FOODS IN THE AMERICAN WEST. RIDES INTO THE UPSTATE. HERE’S STEPHANIE TROTTER WITH MORE ON WHAT’S NEW FOR YOU. GRABBING GROCERIES IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE JUST GOT A BIT EASIER WITH THIS WEEK’S OPENING OF THE SPINKS MARKET AND EATERY. THE ONE OF A KIND BODEGA FOR THE SPINKS BRAND IS IN THE WEST END ON MAIN STREET. IT INCLUDES A GOURMET BAKERY AND DELI SERVING PANINIS AND PIZZAS ALONGSIDE SHELVES LOADED WITH HOUSEHOLD STAPLES AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS, DOWN TO BAGUETTES FROM PROJECT HOST. THE MARKET WILL BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND IT’S A FIRST IN GREER WITH BLUE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL’S INAUGURAL HARVEST FEST CHILI COOKOFF. THE EVENT IS SET FROM 5 TO 7 ON FRIDAY NIGHT. LIVE BLUEGRASS MUSIC WILL SET THE TONE AS CHILI FANS SAMPLE THE ENTRIES. FOOD TRUCKS WILL ALSO BE ON HAND ALONG WITH GAMES, INFLATABLES AND MORE THAN 20 LOCAL VENDORS. THE SCHOOL SAYS IT’S A CELEBRATION OF THE BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY, WITH THE THEME BLUE RIDGE STRONG. HISTORY BUFFS CAN SET COURSE FOR ADVENTURE ON SATURDAY WITH A FIRST OF ITS KIND EXHIBIT AT THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM 50 INTRICATE QUILTS FILL THE GALLERY. THEY SHOWCASE THE PATH OF BLACK HISTORY IN THE AMERICAN WEST, EXPLORING THE RICH DIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS BY THOSE WHO SETTLED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI. BLACK PIONEERS LEGACY. IN THE AMERICAN WEST WILL RUN THROUGH MARCH AT THE MUSEUM. THAT’S A SMALL PEEK AT THIS WEEK’S PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS THAT ARE NEW FOR YOU. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HAS WELCOMED TAYLOR SWIFT IN A BIG WAY. KIND OF A LOVE STORY, IF YOU WILL. A GIANT FRIENDSHIP BRACELET WAS HUNG FROM THE CAESARS SUPERDOME ROOF TO WELCOME THE SINGER TO THE CITY. NO BAD BLOOD THERE, BUT THE GESTURE COMES AHEAD OF SWIFT’S CONCERT SCHEDULED THIS WEEKEND AFTER CRUZ SANG A SECOND ONE. THE BRACELETS WILL SAY TAYLOR SWIFT THE ERAS TOUR. SHE’LL BE DOING THREE SHOWS THIS WEEKEND, BEGINNING TONIGHT. I LITERALLY HAD JUST BEEN SCAMMED AND I JUST KNEW THAT HOPEFULLY YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HELP ME. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SAW I WASN’T ALONE. THERE WAS. THERE WAS A LOT OF US. I HAD THIS MORNING ON TODAY THE LATEST ON THE TICKET TRANSFER SCAM FANS NATIONWIDE ARE REPORTING THEIR TICKETS ARE DISAPPEARING FROM ACCOUNTS. VICKY NGUYEN HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ON HOW TO AVOID THOSE SC

Powerball ticket worth $478 million sold in Georgia

Powerball winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.

Updated: 7:17 AM EDT Oct 25, 2024

A Powerball ticket sold in Georgia has led to the largest lottery win in Peach State history.According to the Georgia Lottery, the ticket was sold at the Quick Mart at 2155 Buford Dam Road in Buford.It matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night to win a jackpot worth $478.2 million.“We are thrilled to congratulate Georgia’s newest Powerball jackpot winner, who happens to be the largest winner in our state’s history,” Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said.The winning numbers for the October 23 Powerball drawing were: 2-15-27-29-39 and the Powerball was 20. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.The ticket holder will choose between an annuitized prize of $478.2 million or a lump sum payment of $230.6 million. Both prize options are before taxes.In Georgia, Powerball winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.

BUFORD, Ga. —

A Powerball ticket sold in Georgia has led to the largest lottery win in Peach State history.

According to the Georgia Lottery, the ticket was sold at the Quick Mart at 2155 Buford Dam Road in Buford.

It matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night to win a jackpot worth $478.2 million.

“We are thrilled to congratulate Georgia’s newest Powerball jackpot winner, who happens to be the largest winner in our state’s history,” Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said.

The winning numbers for the October 23 Powerball drawing were: 2-15-27-29-39 and the Powerball was 20. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.

The ticket holder will choose between an annuitized prize of $478.2 million or a lump sum payment of $230.6 million. Both prize options are before taxes.

In Georgia, Powerball winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.