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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Shelby, Nacogdoches, Ruskand San Augustine Counties.For the Attoyac Bayou...including Chireno...Minor flooding isforecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 1000 AM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Attoyac Bayou near Chireno.* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect flooded paths and secondaryroadways. Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 16.1 feet.- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:30 AM CDT Monday was 16.7 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly Saturday morning and continue falling to 13.9 feetSaturday morning.- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of16.1 feet on 01/10/2016.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Harrison, Rusk, Panola andGregg Counties.For the Sabine River...including Beckville...Moderate flooding isforecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 945 AM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast.* WHERE...Sabine River near Beckville.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Expect moderate to severe flooding of thelowland floodplain for the next several days.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 27.9 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:45 AM CDT Monday was 28.1 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 30.8 feet Fridaymorning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of30.4 feet on 05/01/2016.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Sabine River At Longview affecting Rusk and Gregg Counties.For the Sabine River...including Longview...Major flooding isforecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 945 AM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding isforecast.* WHERE...Sabine River at Longview.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 35.0 feet, Expect severe flooding of several thousandacres of river bottom along with petroleum equipment, secondaryroadways, and several structures. Preparations should be completedfor a major flooding event.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 34.5 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:00 AM CDT Monday was 34.5 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 36.0feet early Wednesday morning.- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of36.0 feet on 05/25/1989.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
(The Center Square) - A state prosecutor said there was "insufficient proof" of criminal wrongdoing in Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders office's purchase of a lectern.
An audit of the more than $19,000 June 2023 purchase said it was paid for on the state's credit card. Sanders' office said the Republican Party of Arkansas was to reimburse the purchase, which it did in September.
"Prior to the FOIA request related to the podium purchase made in September 11, there was no indication the Governor's Office was seeking reimbursem*nt of the podium and road case," auditors said in their report.
Will Jones, prosecuting attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, addressed whether the purchase violated the state's General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law. Attorney General Tim Griffin's office released a report in April that said the governor's office is not subject to the state's procurement laws because it is not a state agency but a constitutional office.
"Given the multiple interpretations of the GABPL and the ambiguity over whether it applies to the AGO (Arkansas Governor's Office), there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the statute was knowingly violated," Jones said in a letter to the state auditor's office.
Auditors also questioned a handwritten note on an invoice that said "to be reimbursed." They said altering the public record after it was entered in the statewide information center is "in potential conflict with language expressed" in Arkansas law.
The handwritten note did not constitute the "offense of tampering with a public record," Jones said.
Blogger Matt Campbell was the first to question the lectern purchase, showing a copy of the invoice on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, after obtaining it through an open records request. Jones said even though only 140 pages were received through the open records request and the audit committee received 153 pages, there was no evidence of criminal negligence.
"Further and most importantly, there is no evidence to show the identity of the employee that compiled the documents or if that person even qualifies as a custodian of the records as is required by (Arkansas code)," Jones said.
Alexa Henning, Sanders' communications director, said the letter confirms what the governor's office knew all along.
"Wefollowed the law, reimbursed the state with private funds, and this was nothing more than a ridiculous controversy manufactured by the far left," Henning said.
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