Kiln News

Boys State is in progress here -- a week-long, all-male camp for rising high school seniors to learn the workings of government and the legal system and to hear state elected officials speak.

Proud parents and excited students filled the Hancock High School football stadium Thursday night to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2012.

A boy who swallowed eight magnetic beads a month ago faces a long road to recovery, FOX 8 News reported.

Hancock County authorities are searching for a man missing after his boat overturned on the Jourdan River at Kiln, throwing both the man and his 13-year-old daughter into the water.

A Bay St. Louis man has been arrested on a charge of murder in the shooting death of Louis Matranga, officials said.

Mayfest will include performances by such favorites as the Dustin Khalil Band, Sugarcane Jane and headliner Serabee, aka Sera Buras of Kiln, who was a contestant on the first season of the television vocal talent show “The Voice.” Mayfest, however, isn’t the only thing happening this weekend.

Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2370 into law Tuesday, which allows breweries to manufacture and sell beer with more than 8 percent alcohol by weight to states that allow sales of stronger beer.