Beginning in 2001, Mullins served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Letcher County. He was appointed to the position of judge of the 47th Judicial District, which presides over Letcher ...

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff awaits trial for allegedly killing a judge inside his chambers.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse ...

In the meantime, Whitesburg, Letcher County and the rest of the region have been left only to speculate. Mullins had no ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

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“It’s just so sad. I just hate it,” said Mike Watts, the Letcher County circuit court clerk. “Both of them are friends of mine. I’ve worked with both of them for years.” It wasn’t ...

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has given the go-ahead for a new federal prison to be constructed in Letcher County. BOP Director ...

LOUISVILLE ARSON IS INVESTIGATING. THE NEW LETCHER COUNTY SHERIFF HAS NOW BEEN ON THE JOB FOR TWO WEEKS AND IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT NEW SECURITY CHANGES. SHERIFF BILLY JONES REPLACES MICKEY STYNES ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. The preliminary ...

A county sheriff shot and killed a judge in the Letcher County Courthouse on Thursday, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). State police said Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines ...