Bentonia News

Due to heavy rain, rivers across Mississippi are starting to flood. Here is the latest as of Mid day Tuesday, October 13th: The Big Black River at West is 21.5 feet.

In the current issue of Classic Rock magazine, the British publication pays its respects to the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." Unlike other similar lists of musicians, which are too often subjective at best, the good folks at Classic Rock went one step further and had their list created by a special panel of the 100 greatest living ...

An Army honor guard carries the ashes of Army Sgt. 1st Class Severin West Summers III, of Bentonia,... An Army honor guard carries the ashes of Army Sgt.

Taps will sound Monday morning at Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery for 43-year-old Severin W. Summers of Bentonia, who was killed Aug.

OFFICIALS SAY A BENTONIA MAN, WHO DROWNED SUNDAY WHILE FISHING, DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM.

A drowning occurred in Yazoo County over the weekend. Willie James Haymer, 37, of Benton was fishing with a friend in a boat in Rose Hill Lake.

Authorities say a man shot two women early Wednesday, killing one, then led police on a chase before fatally shooting himself in the head.

The Department of Defense says three members serving with the Mississippi Army National Guard have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense says three members serving with the Mississippi Army National Guard have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Officials say a Bentonia man who drowned Sunday while fishing did not know how to swim.

Rescue crews recovered the body of a man who drowned in Passons Road Lake, north of Bentonia Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Three more Mississippi soldiers lost their lives in service of their country in Afghanistan and Iraq as another Mississippi National Guard unit deploys to Iraq.

Authorities have released the name of a 46-year-old man they say shot two women at a Canton apartment complex Wednesday, killing one, before leading police on a chase and fatally shooting himself in the head.

Authorities say a man shot two women Wednesday, killing one, then led police on a chase before fatally shooting himself.

A 12-year-old Canton girl should be looking forward to school starting next week.

A man shot two women, killing one, and then led police on a chase through Flora and into Bentonia before shooting himself in the head early this morning, according to Bentonia Police.

The Mississippi National Guard has confirmed the weekend deaths of two soldiers who were serving in Afghanistan.

T he "Bentonia" style of early blues, especially the way that Skip James played it, was more closely related to the Piedmont style, rather than that of the Delta blues .

Faulty electrical wiring was likely the cause of a fire that killed a Bentonia woman inside her home on Friday.

Investigators say a deadly fire in Bentonia may have been caused by faulty electrical wiring.