Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – The Hays County Sheriff's Office responded to several scam reports recently, which is something that residents should pay close attention to.   This week, a resident received a call from a local number. The caller identified themselves as an employee of the Sheriff's Offic...

Last year, many local in-person events, such as pop-up holiday markets or craft fairs, moved online. This holiday shopping season, some event organizers are continuing to play it safe and keep things virtual. This means scammers can reuse last year's trick - creating phony copycat events that charge...

R ecently, I have handled two different kinds of transactions that involve public filings, and both are frequently exploited by companies just trying to scam a few dollars off of unsuspecting individuals.   Let me share these two situations for your benefit. First, recently both of my kids had the o...