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PEC warns of phone scam
PEC warns of phone scam
By Moses Leos III 
January 22, 2019
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) officials are warning of a phone scam that's targeting its members. According to a PEC press release, members have reported phone calls from people claiming to represent the company and who are demanding immediate payment to prevent disconnection. Officials said...
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Hays County warns of reported phone scam
Hays County warns of reported phone scam
By Moses Leos III 
December 21, 2017
Hays County authorities are warning of a reported phone scam that has been targeting area residents, primarily senior citizens. The scam involves someone claiming to be a Hays County Sheriff's Office employee who also uses a number from the local 512 area code, according to a HCSO press release. The...
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Pedernales Electric warns of phone scam
Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, ...
Pedernales Electric warns of phone scam
By Moses Leos III 
May 23, 2017
Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials are warning its members of a reported phone scam targeting the area. According to PEC, members have reported phone calls threatening to disconnect service and instructing members to call a phone number with an 866 area code. Members who call the number may h...
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IRS impersonator calls surface in Kyle
By Staff Report 
September 14, 2016
By Moses Leos III Kyle Police are asking residents to remain vigilant after reports of a phone scam involving impersonators posing as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents have surfaced once again. Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said KPD received reports last week from residents who claimed they rec...
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Phone scam targets Kyle resident
By Staff Report 
December 18, 2014
  By Moses Leos III A Kyle area retiree was the target of a national phone scam that involves individuals claiming to work for the Internal Revenue Service.  The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday when Pattie Kolasinski, who lives in Sunset Ridge, received an automated message from someone ...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Uhland Police Department investigates fatal shooting
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Uhland Police Department investigates fatal shooting
By Staff Report 
May 25, 2025
UHLAND – At approximately 1 a.m. May 25, the Uhland Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that occurred outside a residence on Rocky R...
Attorney shares experience with Hays County Family Law Court Judge Karl Hays
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Attorney shares experience with Hays County Family Law Court Judge Karl Hays
By Brittany Kelley 
May 28, 2025
Several families have reached out to the Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch in regards to what they believe are concerning experiences in Judge Karl Hays’...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
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Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
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