Miscommunication Prompted Yazoo County Evacuation Order, Official Says
A Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department that warned of imminent flooding in a subdivision near Yazoo City on Wednesday turned out to be misinformed.
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A Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department that warned of imminent flooding in a subdivision near Yazoo City on Wednesday turned out to be misinformed.
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