Lottery player in South Carolina wins big, officials say (2024)

GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. AND WE WANT TO START WITH OUR ISABELLE MARAK JOINING US LIVE NOW WITH THE LATEST HURRICANE RECOVERY EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. GOOD MORNING, ISABELLE. JANE. GOOD MORNING. YEAH, GREENVILLE COUNTY OFFICIALS NOW SAY THAT ONLY 10% OF THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE POWER. AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT SCDOT WILL BEGIN PICKING UP TREE DEBRIS LATER THIS WEEK. AND MORE DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THAT SOON. BUT OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULDN’T PLACE BAGS ON OR IN PILES BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DON’T PLACE IT UNDER POWER LINES. THEY ALSO SAY THE LANDFILL IS OPEN FROM NOW UNTIL SATURDAY. THE COUNTY SAYS IT HAS COLLECTED 20,000YD OF DEBRIS, SO FAR, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD. AND THEY ALSO SAY IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE, THAT IS STILL AVAILABLE TO YOU AT MCALLISTER SQUARE, THAT WILL RUN FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. UNTIL TOMORROW. LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. I’M ISABELLE MARAK FOR WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU. ISABELLE. SEVERAL UPSTATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE COMING BACK TO CLASS THIS WEEK. PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOLS SAY STUDENTS WILL GO BACK TODAY. SPARTANBURG DISTRICTS TWO, FOUR, FIVE AND SEVEN RETURN TOMORROW. GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN CLOSED TODAY, ALONG WITH SPARTANBURG DISTRICT ONE. AND AFTER EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, STUDENTS AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY WILL BE BACK IN CLASS ON CAMPUS. YOU CAN FIND THE FULL LIST WITH STATEMENTS FROM EACH DISTRICT ON WYFF4.COM. MORE HELP IS ON THE WAY. AFTER THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS SENDING $100 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDS SO THAT WORKERS CAN BEGIN FIXING SOME OF THE ROADS AND BRIDGES TAKEN OUT. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG CALLED THE INITIAL AID AN INITIAL ROUND OF FUNDING. HE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO GET ROADS REPAIRED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE GOVERNMENT IS USING MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’S EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. AT TRYON INTERNATIONAL IN NORTH CAROLINA, THERE’S A DRIVE THROUGH SUPPLY CENTER OFFERING FREE ITEMS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE HELENE. AND OUR TANIQUA PENNIX IS THERE LIVE RIGHT NOW. JOINING US WITH THE DETAILS ON THAT. GOOD MORNING. TANIQUA. GOOD MORNING, JANE AND ERIN. THE SUPPLY CENTER HERE IS OPEN FROM 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M., AND PEOPLE CAN COME THROUGH AND GET THEM A HOT FREE HOT MEAL. THEY CAN ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO LIMITED LAUNDRY FACILITIES AS WELL AS SHOWERS AVAILABLE HERE AT THE LODGING OFFICE BUILDING. YOU JUST NEED TO BRING YOUR OWN TOWEL AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT A WAIT. NOW, SO FAR, ORGANIZERS SAY THEY’VE HELPED MORE THAN 5500 PEOPLE AND STARTING TOMORROW, THEIR HOURS WILL CHANGE. THEY’LL BE OPEN FROM NOON TO 4 P.M., AND THAT’S GOING TO LAST UNTIL OCTOBER 13TH. FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN MILL SPRING NORTH CAROLINA, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR TANIQUA. THANK YOU. ELECTION DAY IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, AND PEOPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOW HAVE MORE TIME TO REGISTER TO VOTE. THE DEADLINE IS NOW OCTOBER 14TH. THAT EIGHT DAY EXTENSION WAS ORDERED BECAUSE OF THE WIDESPREAD IMPACT OF HELENE, BUT IN GEORGIA THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT TODAY’S DEADLINE WILL BE EXTENDED. SEVERAL GROUPS OF PETITION GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP TO MOVE IT BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK BECAUSE OF HELENE AND THE ROCKDALE COUNTY BIO LAB FIRE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 15TH. TO REGISTER, YOU CAN VISIT YOUR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICE OR THE GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE’S WEBSITE. THAT’S S O S DOT A DOT GOV. AND TOMORROW, WIFE FOUR IS PARTNERING WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR A DAY FOR GIVING HURRICANE RELIEF DRIVE FROM 6:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 630. IN THE EVENING. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS WILL MAN A PHONE BANK TAKING YOUR DONATIONS, HELPING FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE IMPACTED BY HELENE. NOW WE’RE GOING TO GIVE OUT THAT PHONE NUMBER TOMORROW MORNING WHEN THAT PHONE BANK OPENS. THAT’S TUESDAY MORNING AT 6 A.M. BUT IF YOU’D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DONATE RIGHT NOW, JUST SCAN THAT QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. HOLD YOUR PHONE’S CAMERA RIGHT UP TO THAT QR CODE, AND IT WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE STEPS. THIS IS JUST ONE SIMPLE WAY THAT WE CAN HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED DURING THIS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR JOINING US IN GIVING BACK. PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AS ANOTHER HURRICANE PUSHES TOWARD THE FLORIDA COAST. MILLIONS ACROSS THE STATE ARE ON ALERT AS HURRICANE MILTON IS FORECAST TO HIT THE WESTERN COAST MIDWEEK, AND IT’S EXPECTED TO BRING A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE, ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS TO FLORIDA. MILTON WILL BE THE THIRD HURRICANE TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE STATE THIS SEASON, AFTER DEBBY IN AUGUST AND HELENE IN SEPTEMBER. IN THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA. OKAY, PRAYING FOR FLORIDA. HEY, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 650 HAPPY MONDAY, 58 DEGREES IN PICKENS. WE’VE GOT 58 IN HENDERSONVILLE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 57 IN GAFFNEY. AND HOW ABOUT THIS ABBEVILLE, GREENWOOD, UPPER 50S. NOT TOO BAD. ELBERTON, 63 DEGREES. AS WE TAKE A LOOK ACROSS THE REGION. LOOK AT THAT CALM, QUIET, DRY, STABLE AIR IS IN PLACE. IT IS GOING TO BE A WARM DAY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID 80S, AT LEAST ACROSS THE UPSTATE. SO REALLY ONE OF THE WARMER DAYS WE’VE HAD, EVEN THOUGH A COLD FRONT IS COMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WE WON’T HAVE THE EFFECTS OF THAT FRONT REALLY UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING, LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SO WE WILL START TO COOL DOWN AFTER TODAY, ALTHOUGH ONLY IN THE MID 70S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. SO NOT TOO BAD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. COLD MORNINGS, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY ONWARD, BUT OUR DAYTIME HIGHS ARE GOING TO FEEL VERY MUCH LIKE OCTOBER. IT’S GOING TO FEEL AMAZING. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. FIRST, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. NOW GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING, JANE? WELL, PARELLA AT 85 NORTH, NEAR PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. IT IS LOOKING PRETTY TYPICAL. REALLY THICK TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW, BUT EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE IT IS MOVING ALONG FINE IN BOTH THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND DIRECTIONS. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TRAVEL TIMES NOW. AND IT LOOKS LIKE AGAIN, EVERYTHING IS SMOOTH SAILING IN NORTH CAROLINA ON I-26. AND THAT STRETCH BETWEEN I-240 AND THE ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY. ALSO IN GREENVILLE COUNTY ON I-85 FROM THE AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD AND ON 385 FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD IN THAT STRETCH INTO DOWNTOWN. HALLOWEEN IS NOT REALLY UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT MANY PARENTS ARE ALREADY ON THE HUNT FOR THAT PERFECT COSTUME FOR THEIR CHILD. WHETHER IT’S SOMETHING CUTE OR SCARY OR FUNNY. EXPERTS SAY IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE SAFE. SOME COSTUMES ARE MADE OF THIN MATERIAL, SO IF IT’S GOING TO BE COLD OR RAINY WHERE YOU LIVE, YOUR CHILD MIGHT NEED EXTRA LAYERS. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT PARELLA SAYS ABOUT WHAT THAT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THE SUN STARTS TO SET EARLIER TO THAT TIME OF YEAR. KEEP THAT IN MIND AND MAKE SURE TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOUR LITTLE ONE’S COSTUME IS DARKER IN COLOR, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING REFLECTIVE. ANOTHER TIP TO CONSIDER USING FACE PAINT INSTEAD OF A MASK FOR YOUR CHILD’S COSTUME. THEN THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE MASK BLOCKING THEIR VISION OR BECOMING HOT OR UNCOMFORTABLE. I RECOMMEND THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO MOVE IN THE COSTUME. IF IT HAS A LOT OF HANGING PARTS OR THINGS THAT COULD BE TRIPPED OVER. IF THERE’S A MASK IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD COVER THEIR EYES AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE WEATHER? OKAY, ALSO FOR OLDER KIDS, EXPERTS SAY THINK TWICE ABOUT LETTING THEM BUY THOSE HALLOWEEN THEMED CONTACT LENSES THAT YOU LITERALLY PUT ON YOUR EYEBALL EVERY YEAR. THERE ARE REPORTS OF EYE INJURIES AND INFECTIONS, SO MIGHT WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM THOSE. WELL, IN CLEMSON, MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING HELD THEIR ANNUAL EVENT, HELPING RAISE BOTH AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO ELIMINATE DRUNK AND DRUG DRIVING. AND PROBABLY YOU WERE THE EMCEE. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING THIS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. ON CLEMSON’S BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS THERE. IT WAS A5K, AND I WILL SAY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE DID EMAIL ME YESTERDAY AND SAY WE RAISED $98,000. THEY DID FOR THE MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION, IT IS INCREDIBLE WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE REGION, NOT JUST SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND VICTIMS, BUT ALSO IN PREVENTION AND HELPING, KEEPING DRUNK AND DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD. IT’S CRAZY THAT WE STILL DEAL WITH THAT IN 2024, BUT THIS IS AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION AND A VERY, VERY PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN THERE AGAIN THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. I LOVE THAT ORGANIZATION AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY STAND FOR. YEAH, AND THANK YOU, PEARL. I MEAN, THAT’S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. YEAH, YEAH. AND THE AWARENESS AS WELL. IT’S ALL, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE DONORS AS YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST ALW