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UPDATE: River flood advisory for Saline County

May 21, 2013

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood Advisory for the Saline River at Benton until Wednesday evening.
At 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the stage was 3.7 feet. Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
The river is expected to rise to near 17.5 feet around Wednesday afternoon, depending on rainfall amounts through Tuesday night. This forecast could change.
At this point, people along the Saline River are urged to monitor the latest river forecasts from the National Weather Service and be prepared to take action if this advisory is upgraded to a warning.

WEATHER UPDATE: Flash flood watch in effect

May 21, 2013

A Flash Flood Watch for Saline County remains in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. Showers and thunderstorms will redevelop over the area today and tonight. Areas of heavy rain will be likely this afternoon through the overnight hours. Rainfall amounts will average between 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts in excess of 4 inches possible.
Extremely amounts of moisture combined with several rounds of thunderstorms will allow for excessive rainfall and the potential for high water problems.

NOTICE FROM THE CITY OF BENTON: Drainage Committee meeting today

May 21, 2013

The Drainage Committee is scheduled to meet at 5:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Mayor’s Conference Room at the Benton Municipal Complex.

NOTICE: Benton Street Committee meeting canceled

May 21, 2013

The Street Committee Meeting set for Tuesday, May 21st has been cancelled due to a lack of items for the agenda.

2nd arrest made in shooting case: suspect taken in after leaving hospital

May 20, 2013

The man who last month allegedly shot himself on a stranger's front lawn on Millbrook Cove in Benton was arrested Friday, following his release from a local hospital.
Timothy Gauldin, 29, of Benton has been charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and filing a false police report.
A friend of Gauldin, 35-year-old Jason Gaunt of Benton, allegedly gave him the gun, according to police. He was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with furnishing a felon with a weapon.

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