When recent heavy rains swelled a private Mississippi lake and began eroding its earthen dam, Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham was scrambling for a plan.
He had no contact information for any of the homeowners who might need to evacuate, so he drove to the scene and began knocking on doors.
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