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Governor's Levee Task Force Gets to Work

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A screengrab of drone video of the breached levee at Dardanelle taken by the Yell County Sheriff's Office on May 31.

The Arkansas Levee Task Force held its first meeting this month after Governor Asa Hutchinson created the group via executive order following historic flooding along the Arkansas River. We spoke with Task Force Chair Jami Cook, who is also the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety.

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