Officials: Dam at Mississippi lake could soon fail

Heavy rains could cause the failure of a dam in a rural northeastern Mississippi county as officials on Tuesday urged residents to evacuate as a precaution.Oktibbeha County Emergency Management Agency DirectorKristen Campanella said the county engineer had inspected the Oktibbeha County Lake dam, reported extremely high water levels in the lake and noted the dam could fail at any time.Mississippi has one of the highest numbers of dams that pose dangers and are in poor or unsatisfactory condition