Due to adverse winter weather conditions, the N.C. Education Lottery’s regional office and claim center in Asheville will close early today, Friday, Jan. 19.

The Asheville office is scheduled to close at 2 p.m.

The lottery’s Raleigh headquarters and its other regional offices and claim centers in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Greenville, and Wilmington are on a normal schedule at this time.

All lottery drawings will be held as scheduled.