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  1. River Flood Warnings

    Oct 13, 2009 | WJTV Jackson

    ... is 21.5 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. The river is expected to crest at 22 feet on Thursday. The Big Black River at Bentonia is 24 feet. Flood stage is 22 feet. The river is expected to crest at 27 feet next Tuesday. The Big Black River at Bovina is ...

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Pearl River, MS, Carthage, MS, Kosciusko, MS

  2. Classic Rock Magazine Honors Blues Guitarists

    Oct 6, 2009 | About.com

    ... to see a number of old-school blues guitarists featured among the "100 greatest." Clutch's Neil Fallon points out Bentonia bluesman Skip James ' often overlooked talents, while another country bluesman, Bukka White , was picked for the list by a ...

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    Related Topix: Blues, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Alabama 3, Country, ZZ Top, Pop/Rock

  3. Gates: Report Details Highs, Lows of Afghan FightRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2009 | ABC News

    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. 1 comment

    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Prison, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  4. Wounds slow to heal for fallen soldiers' families

    Aug 30, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

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

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    Related Topix: Brandon, MS, Natchez, MS, Jackson, MS

  5. Man Drowns While Fishing

    Aug 12, 2009 | WABG

    OFFICIALS SAY A BENTONIA MAN, WHO DROWNED SUNDAY WHILE FISHING, DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Yazoo County, MS

  6. Bentonia man drowns while fishingRead the original story

    Aug 11, 2009 | Sunherald.com

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

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    Related Topix: Yazoo County, MS

  7. Mississippi BriefsRead the original story

    Aug 11, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... to the Mississippi State Department of Health. So far, one person has died as a result of the virus. A Bentonia man who drowned on Sunday while fishing did not know how to swim, officials said. Willie James Haymer, 37, was fishing with ...

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    Related Topix: ACLU, Desoto County, MS, Southaven, MS, Education Etc., Mississippi State, MS

  8. Bentonia Man Drowns While FishingaRead the original story

    Jun 4, 2009 | WKRG-TV Mobile

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

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    Related Topix: Yazoo County, MS

  9. Yazoo County drowning

    Aug 10, 2009 | WLBT-TV Jackson

    ... James Haymer, 37, of Benton was fishing with a friend in a boat in Rose Hill Lake. That's off Passons Road north of Bentonia. The boat overturned and Haymer's fishing partner spent an hour paddling with a tree limb to get to the lake bank and call ...

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    Related Topix: Yazoo County, MS, Benton, MS

  10. Fisherman Drowns Near Bentonia

    Aug 10, 2009 | The Jackson Channel

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

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    Related Topix: Yazoo County, MS

  11. Military: Honor fallen, support troopsRead the original story

    Aug 7, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... National Guard unit deploys to Iraq. Mississippi National Guardsmen Sgt. First Class Severin W. Summers, 43, of Bentonia and Sgt. First Class Alejandro Granado, 42, of Longview, Texas, were killed by an improvised explosive device Sunday in Qole ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, US National Guard, US Military, Gulfport, MS, Kirkuk, Iraq, Iraq, World News

  12. UPDATED: Man Accused of Shooting 2 Women Then Killing Self; Names Released

    Aug 6, 2009 | WLMT

    ... on a chase through Madison and Yazoo counties before stopping the car on U.S. Highway 49 North and killing himself. Bentonia Police Chief Edward Ferrell says the chase ended about 3:00 a.m. in Bentonia. Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland says ...

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    Related Topix: Yazoo County, MS

  13. Children present but unharmed in double shooting, murder

    Aug 6, 2009 | WLBT-TV Jackson

    ... north on Highway 49 with police from multiple agencies chasing him. He eventually shot and killed himself at the Bentonia exit. "He had an alcohol problem, yes ma'am," says Richmond Starks, brother of the victim. "I'm trying to hold up alright ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Canton, MS

  14. Madison shooting leaves two dead

    Aug 6, 2009 | Hattiesburg American

    ... say a man shot two women Wednesday, killing one, then led police on a chase before fatally shooting himself. Bentonia Police Chief Edward Ferrell says the names of the man and the victims would be released after family members are notified. ...

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    Related Topix: Madison, MS, Canton, MS

  15. Shots kill 2, injure anotherRead the original story

    Aug 6, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... led police on a chase through Madison and Yazoo counties before killing himself with a bullet to his head. Bentonia Police Chief Edward Ferrell said the chase ended around 3 a.m. in Bentonia, according to Bentonia police. Latara Starks, 31, of ...

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    Related Topix: Canton, MS, Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS, University of Mississippi Medical Center

  16. Heavy rain threat lessens in central Miss.Read the original story

    Aug 5, 2009 | Clinton News

    ... said. The National Weather Service in Jackson also has lifted its flood warning for the Big Black River in Bentonia. The warning for Bovina remains, but forecasters say the river there already has crested and should fall below flood stage on ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Jackson, MS, Natural Disasters, Flood

  17. Police: Canton woman, gunman deadRead the original story

    Aug 5, 2009 | Madison County Herald

    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.

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    Related Topix: Canton, MS, Flora, MS, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Madison County, MS

  18. Members of Miss. Guard killed in AfghanistanRead the original story

    Aug 5, 2009 | Picayune Item

    ... National Guard have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers III, 43, of Bentonia, Miss., and Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Granado, 42, of Fairfax, Va., were killed Sunday in Qole Gerdsar. Also killed was Capt. ...

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    Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, Natchez, MS

  19. 2 dead after shooting in Madison CountyRead the original story

    Aug 5, 2009 | KNOE-TV Monroe

    ... two women early Wednesday, killing one, then led police on a chase before fatally shooting himself in the head. Bentonia Police Chief Edward Ferrell says the name of the man and the victims' identities would be released after family members are ...

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  20. Members of Miss. Guard killed in AfghanistanRead the original story

    Aug 5, 2009 | WLBT-TV Jackson

    ... National Guard have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers III, 43, of Bentonia, Miss., and Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Granado, 42, of Fairfax, Va., were killed Sunday in Qole Gerdsar. Also killed was Capt. ...

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    Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, Jackson, MS, Natchez, MS

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