Kiln News

The Hancock County Chamber is working to bring more businesses to the Kiln. The Chamber will host a meeting on Tuesday to let Kiln business owners know about resources available to them.

Four candidates have filed to run for the county's District 5 Board of Supervisors seat, formerly filled by Supervisor Jay Cuevas, who died in May.

Seven John C. Stennis Space Center employees were honored May 28 by NASA's Space Flight Awareness program for their contributions to flight safety during the year.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Mississippi Horse Park has created an a local economic impact of more than $2.4 million since the beginning of the year, and the most recent event held there added to that impact.

Blueberries at Ridgemore Ranch and Berry Farm near Abita Springs were photographed in 2006.

A list of some of the U-pick blueberry sites in Mississippi. Some U-pick farmers provide picking buckets and plastic bags to dump the berries into after you have picked.

Major Gen. William L. Freeman Jr. said the strength of the state's National Guard 'has never been better' as he spoke to military retirees Monday in Hattiesburg.

We've all heard of someone needing a helping hand at times, maybe even needed one ourselves, but how about a helping hoof? Four helping hooves? The Gaits to Success program offers the chance for those who may never even walk to "to run as fast as the wind" through the use of therapeutic horsemanship - and a few helping hooves.

We spotted Southern Miss graduate student Gregory Morgan on campus recently. Where are you from? Originally I'm from Kiln, and I moved up here about three years ago.

KILN - Authorities are investigating the death of Hancock County Supervisor Jay Cuevas, whose body was found Wednesday in a barn at his home.

The Board of Supervisors accepted a wide range of bids Tuesday on construction of four new emergency shelters to be built above Interstate 10, and learned that renovations and new construction are nearly complete on the historic county courthouse in Bay St.

We are all familiar with the problems in the Fargo and Moorhead area with the flooding.

A Kiln man known by his neighbors as "Frankenstein" pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the slaying of his wife.

Can man's best friend help make your child a better reader? Some people say "yes". On Saturday, children at the Kiln Library read their favorite story books to dogs.

A bill that stiffens penalties for those who sell regular gasoline for the price of more expensive grades has become law.

A two-vehicle collision Tuesday on Texas Flat Road claimed the life of a Picayune woman.

The driver who survived a fatal head-on collision Monday in the DeLisle community crossed into the other driver's path, Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said.

The new Texas Flat Road is not only a smooth ride through Hancock county, but it also is being hailed as a path to greater opportunities for economic growth.

Faculty and students in the University of Southern Mississippi's College of Science and Technology have recently been honored for their research, and chosen for leadership positions and as participants in organizations and their events advancing their fields of expertise.

A rash of storms over the past few days is causing flooding in Pearl River County and also sent a tornado through Hancock County early Friday morning.