ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — Former Ardmore City Schools elementary teacher Betty Planta-Lewis appeared in Carter County District Court on Tuesday morning for her third preliminary hearing, the first ...

A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a 16-year-old in Carter County. According to a ...

The hearing was held in Carter County, which is about two hours and 30 minutes from Letcher County. Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Carter County District Judge Rupert Willhoit III said Stines likely would need to hire one if his case proceeds to circuit court because he is not considered indigent at this point.