County officials warn of ongoing scam

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The offices of the Jefferson County Sheriff and Clerk of Court are warning local residents not to fall for a scam that involves telephone calls purporting to be from their agents. Clerk of Court Trey Hightower recently told the county commission that his office had been made aware that residents were receiving calls from individuals posing as employees of his or the sheriff’s office and telling the call recipients that they had missed jury duty and needed