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<h3 class="">How to help Hurricane Harvey victims through local Red Cross</h3>
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<div id="WNStoryBody" class=" withRelated right"><p>(WTVM) &ndash; Red Cross officials locally and Georgia Power crews are on standby to help with disaster recovery in southeast Texas.</p><p>At least 700 Red Cross volunteers nationwide have made their way to the Gulf Coast region.</p><p>Around 30 of those volunteers are from Georgia.</p><p>The Red Cross chapter in Columbus says one of the best ways to help with disaster recovery is to become a certified volunteer.</p><p>For more information about how you can help the local Red Cross <a href="http://www.redcross.org/local/georgia/locations/west-georgia" target="_blank">click here.</a>&nbsp;</p><p>You can also text &quot;HARVEY&quot; to 90999 to make a $10 donation.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Copyright 2017&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wtvm.com/">WTVM</a>. All rights reserved.</em>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>For more news, download the WTVM app&nbsp;<a href="https://a.pgtb.me/QRn1r9">here</a>.</strong></p></div><!--END WNStoryBody-->
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</li><li class="wnItem feature News story priority-1 odd displaySizeId-7 odd-7"><meta content="News"><meta content="2018-02-14 04:53:22"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37500372/columbus-city-council-takes-steps-to-reduce-traffic-on-13th-st"><span class="text">Columbus City Council takes steps to reduce traffic on 13th St.</span></a><span title="Video included" class="wn-icon wn-icon-video-included"></span></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37500372/columbus-city-council-takes-steps-to-reduce-traffic-on-13th-st"><span class="text">Columbus City Council takes steps to reduce traffic on 13th St.</span></a><span title="Video included" class="wn-icon wn-icon-video-included"></span></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Wednesday, February 14 2018 12:30 AM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-14 05:30:13 GMT</span><span 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href="/story/37500372/columbus-city-council-takes-steps-to-reduce-traffic-on-13th-st"><span class="text">More >></span></a></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text"><p>The Columbus City Council is taking steps towards a more business-friendly 13th Street corridor.&nbsp;</p></span><a class="more" href="/story/37500372/columbus-city-council-takes-steps-to-reduce-traffic-on-13th-st"><span class="text">More >></span></a></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature News story priority-2 even displaySizeId-7 even-7"><meta content="News"><meta content="2018-02-13 17:24:26"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37495387/special-election-millions-at-stake-for-opelika-city-schools"><span class="text">SPECIAL ELECTION: Millions at stake for Opelika City Schools</span></a><span title="Video included" class="wn-icon wn-icon-video-included"></span></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a 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width90"><span class="text">(Source: Parker Branton Twitter)</span></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage abridged left width90"><a href="/story/37495387/special-election-millions-at-stake-for-opelika-city-schools"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://wtvm.images.worldnow.com/images/16071680_G.png?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650"></a></div><div class="wnContent summary abridged"><span class="text"><p>In 1965, a special property tax was introduced in Opelika that contributes approximately $2 million for Opelika City Schools a year.&nbsp;</p></span><a class="more" href="/story/37495387/special-election-millions-at-stake-for-opelika-city-schools"><span class="text">More >></span></a></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text"><p>In 1965, a special property tax was introduced in Opelika that contributes approximately $2 million for Opelika City Schools a year.&nbsp;</p></span><a class="more" 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abridged"><span class="text"><p>The Muscogee County Republican Party welcomed candidates to hear from voters and introduce themselves ahead of the Georgia governor election.</p></span><a class="more" href="/story/37500199/muscogee-county-republican-party-welcomes-state-local-candidates"><span class="text">More >></span></a></div><div class="wnContent summary"><span class="text"><p>The Muscogee County Republican Party welcomed candidates to hear from voters and introduce themselves ahead of the Georgia governor election.</p></span><a class="more" href="/story/37500199/muscogee-county-republican-party-welcomes-state-local-candidates"><span class="text">More >></span></a></div><div class="wnClear"></div></li><li class="wnItem feature News story priority-4 even displaySizeId-7 even-7 collapsed"><meta content="News"><meta content="2018-02-14 03:18:07"><h4 class="wnContent headline"><a href="/story/37499902/chase-elliott-hoping-for-big-2018-season"><span class="text">Chase Elliott hoping for big 2018 season</span></a><span title="Video included" class="wn-icon wn-icon-video-included"></span></h4><h4 class="wnContent headline abridged"><a href="/story/37499902/chase-elliott-hoping-for-big-2018-season"><span class="text">Chase Elliott hoping for big 2018 season</span></a><span title="Video included" class="wn-icon wn-icon-video-included"></span></h4><div class="timestamps wnDate updateddate"><label class="wnContent timestamp">Updated: </label><span class="wnContent timestamp servertime">Tuesday, February 13 2018 10:45 PM EST</span><span class="wnContent timestamp gmttime">2018-02-14 03:45:18 GMT</span><span class="wnContent timestamp timeago"></span><span class="wnContent timestamp mytime"></span></div><div class="wnContent summaryImage left width90"><a href="/story/37499902/chase-elliott-hoping-for-big-2018-season"><img border="0" width="90" data-path="http://wtvm.images.worldnow.com/images/16077059_G.jpg?auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=650" title="(Source: WTVM)" 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