Hancock County deputies have charged a Kiln man with assault after he objected to a traffic stop. Sheriff Ricky Adam said 18-year-old Sage Lauga is charged with two counts of simple assault on a law enforcement officer, malicious mischief and…
Firefighters are battling another brush fire on I-10 in Hancock County this afternoon. West Hancock Fire Department had a truck on scene battling the fire on north side of the westbound lanes of I-10 near mile marker 10. According to…
A Carriere woman has been indicted two years after she was behind the wheel in a wreck that injured two others injured and another dead. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 44-year-old Angela James was indicted on four counts of…
Hancock County Sheriff's Deputies busted a meth lab in Bayside Park on Wednesday night. Deputies were able to dismantle the lab, taking precursors on scene as evidence. 30-year-old Justin McKnight of Bay St. Louis…
Volunteer firefighters are working hard this summer to fight the brush fires in South Mississippi. Excessive heat and drier than average conditions are responsible for a number…
A Picayune man was convicted Thursday of capital murder in the 2020 death of a Willie R. Jones. 27-year-old Dustin Gray's trial was this week. His half-brother, 21-year-old Austin Brookshire, was found guilty of…
A former Hancock County superintendent is suing the district for wrongful termination and is seeking damages. A suit asking for damages was filed in Southern District Court on Wednesday. Teresa Merwin was terminated on August 18, 2022 in a special…
Hancock County Emergency Management officials say the woods fires burning near Bayou La Croix and I-10 have subsided. Officials are calling the fires in Hancock County the I-10 wildfire, which engulfed…
A grass fire on the side of Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 8 is generating heavy smoke -- prompting officials to shut down traffic in both directions…
Tiffany Cowman and Kodie Koenenn will head to a runoff in three weeks to decide who will face Henry Ward in the November general election. Four Republican candidates squared off today in the primary. Cowman picked up 41% with 4,244…
Ricky Adam garnered 54 percent of the vote to win the Republican primary outright and another term as Hancock County Sheriff. With 26 of 26 precincts reporting, Adam outpaced the challengers by more than 4,000 votes. Ricky Adam 6,595 Corky…
The right lane of I-10 westbound over the East Pearl River Bridge in Hancock County will temporarily close Monday, August 7th. The closure will be from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. as MDOT crews work on guardrail repair due to…
Traffic is moving smoothly again in the westbound lanes of I-10 at the Mississippi Louisiana state line after an accident on the Pearl River Bridge earlier this…
Two Coast drivers died this morning in a head-on collision on Texas Flat Road in Hancock County. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair said 35-year-old Shawn Kinney of Biloxi and 47-year-old Toni Jarrell of Picayune died at the scene. The crash…
Alternating lane closures begin on the I-10 Pearl River Bridge at the state line in Hancock County today. For weeks now, the right westbound lane of the…
Hancock County has announced an upcoming road closure in Waveland. The Board of Supervisors are closing the westward bridge on South Railroad Avenue adjacent to the Jackson…
More than a month after blues musician Michael Grimm was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, his wife, Lucie Grimm, updated fans on his Facebook page that the Hancock County native is getting better. Grimm, 44, was hospitalized Memorial Day weekend…
If the traffic slow-downs around Menge Avenue aren't enough of a headache, MDOT has something else for motorists to be aware of. Work started Wednesday afternoon on the westbound lanes of the East Pearl River bridge in Hancock County to…
Port Bienville and Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission has been awarded a $2.2 million grant by the state Department of Environmental Quality for the…
A traffic stop made by Hancock County Sheriff's deputies turned into a drug bust of marijuana and fentanyl. Sheriff Ricky Adam said Criminal Interdiction Agents made a traffic stop Monday on I-10 of a…
Eight people have been detained by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for illegal drug activity and stolen property. Terrell Joseph Ladner, 68, Kiln (Homeowner) – Arrested and…
A Pass Christian man was sentenced to 40 years in prison stemming from a 2021 road rage incident. 42-year-old Rudy Desmond Toler was sentenced last week by Judge Christopher Schmidt. Testimony in the January trial revealed that Toler threatened and…
A Kiln woman is facing charges from two agencies as a result of a traffic stop Thursday night. 36-year-old Kristen Tomasich was stopped for driving with no headlights late last night. Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said officers found drugs…
Hancock County Sheriff's Office is searching two stores that sell CBD products -- one in Bay St. Louis and one in Waveland. Sheriff Ricky Adam confirmed that his narcotics squad were executing search warrants at LA Harvest stores. Hancock County…