The federal government has granted approval of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, per an announcement Monday.

A sign on the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office building says ... Despite his charges and being in jail, Stines remains sheriff ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is ... could simply make a phone call to the judge and you're back in jail.” “I'm hoping the good that will come out of all this is those ...

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 ...

The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey ... for six months in exchange for staying out of jail. The lawsuit accuses the sheriff of “deliberate indifference ...

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines pleaded not guilty during a virtual court appearance from the Leslie County Jail in Hyden. Stines is facing a charge of murder in last week’s shooting death ...

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 ...

Clad in a drab gray jail uniform, a Kentucky sheriff displayed ... that shocked and saddened their tight-knit Appalachian county. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, pleaded ...