Kathy M. Pope, Attorney at Law

05/29/2026

Ummmm....everyone makes mistakes...?...?...?

05/29/2026

🇺🇸 CALLING ALL Cleburne County Veterans 🇺🇸

Calhoun Cleburne Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for our Veteran Home Repair Program — but ONLY in Cleburne County at this time as we gauge community interest and need.

We may be able to assist with:
🔹 Minor exterior repairs
🔹 Gutters
🔹 Porch repair/installation
🔹 Door replacement
🔹 Water heater replacement
🔹 Handrails & grab bars
🔹 Attic insulation
🔹 Smoke detectors
🔹 Other minor repairs

⚠️ Limited time opportunity — first come, first served! Funding is limited.

Eligibility Requirements:
✔️ Veteran must live in the home
✔️ Home must be located in Cleburne County
✔️ No dishonorable discharge

If you or someone you know could benefit from this program, please contact us today at 📞 256-237-3700 to learn more or apply.

Please help us spread the word to veterans in Cleburne County! ❤️🤍💙

05/29/2026

Great experience and excellent program!!

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

Don't think I won't ask 100 times to get my client that one YES!!

05/28/2026

Amnesty in Rainbow City!!

⚠️FYI⚠️

Per Rainbow City Municipal Court:

If you’ve been avoiding Rainbow City Municipal Court, June and July is the time to handle it.
Starting June 1, the court is holding Court Amnesty Month for the entire months of June and July.

If you have an outstanding Failure to Appear warrant, this is your window to come in, work it out, and move forward. No threat of immediate arrest. The court is waiving all Failure to Appear fees for anyone who shows up and takes steps to resolve their case.

Whether that means paying your original fines, setting up a payment plan, or getting back into compliance with a court-ordered program, we are giving our residents a real path to get right.
Come into the office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1 through July 31.

Rainbow City Municipal Court: (256) 442-1216

05/27/2026

The Mickey Stines case raises hard questions about mental health in law enforcement — and what happens when warning signs get ignored by everyone who sees them.
Before former Letcher County Sheriff Stines shot and killed Judge Kevin Mullins in September 2024, multiple people in the courthouse saw him deteriorating. According to court documents, staff watched him lose forty pounds in two weeks. He stopped sleeping. He expressed paranoid beliefs that his family was going to be murdered. He made phone calls to dead relatives. One employee told Kentucky State Police she believed he was "in a psychosis."

A local attorney warned the judge directly that Stines was "losing it." The police chief reportedly said he'd "lost his mind." An attorney was so alarmed he contacted the Kentucky Bar Association to figure out what he could do.

The day before the shooting, friends brought Stines to his doctor. According to medical records cited in court filings, Stines denied psychosis or homicidal thoughts. He was diagnosed with acute stress and sent home. Twenty-four hours later, he walked into the judge's chambers and opened fire.

This case forces hard questions: what systems exist to intervene when a law enforcement officer is visibly breaking down? Who has the authority to act? In Letcher County, the answer appears to have been no one. Stines' defense is pursuing insanity, claiming psychosis and lack of capacity. Whether that succeeds is up to the courts. But the institutional failure deserves examination regardless.

05/27/2026

Sheriff Pat Labat cited overcrowding and deteriorating conditions as reasons for the policy change. ⬇️