They fought the rain to see the man who fought illegal gambling in Garland County more than 40 years ago.

Former Arkansas State Police Director Col. Lynn A. Davis, of Little Rock, spoke in the Garland County Library Sunday about his experience cracking down on illegal gambling in Hot Springs in 1967. Afterward, he signed copies of his book “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done!” which catalogs the 120-day campaign that shut down one of the country’s largest underground casino operations.

Davis said he has been working on the book, his “first and last,” for 43 years, although i...

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