James Lee Witt is a former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), during the tenure of U.S. President Bill Clinton and is often credited with raising the agency's level of professionalism and ability to respond to disasters.
Dardanelle is a city in northeast Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,517 at the 2020 census. Along with Danville, it serves as a county seat for Yell County. It is located near Lake Dardanelle.
For nearly four decades (1891-1929), the bridge between Yell and Pope counties at the old military road crossing at Dardanelle was the longest pontoon bridge in the U.S. at over 2,200 feet.
Yell County Courthouse in downtown Dardanelle
An oil on canvas mural, Cotton Growing, Manufacture, and Export, painted in 1939 by Ludwig Mactarian is on display in the Dardanelle post office
View of Lake Dardanelle, with reactor at Arkansas Nuclear One visible in background