Today's News

Community leaders in the Twin County area will have access to the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders such as Tim Tebow, Soledad O’Brien and John Maxwell on Friday at the Crossroads Institute in Galax.
The event, which begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m., will include a full day of activities and lunch.
Jerry King of Carroll County Public Schools will emcee the local event.

Voters in the City of Galax and the towns of Fries, Hillsville, Independence and Troutdale went to the polls Tuesday for municipal elections. The winners will take office July 1.

See Friday's edition of The Gazette and www.galaxgazette.com for more election coverage.

GALAX CITY COUNCIL

Four candidates seeking three at-large seats

• Bob Lazo — 210 (26.99%)

Voters in the City of Galax and towns in Grayson and Carroll Counties will go to the polls on Tuesday for municipal elections.
Several challengers have come forward to run against incumbent members of city council and town councils.
In Galax, there are four candidates seeking three seats that expire June 30.
Incumbents Bill Webb, Sharon Plichta and Bob Lazo are seeking re-election. Michael Stevens is challenging for one of those seats.

Hillsville

INDEPENDENCE — Grayson County finds itself nearly a half million dollars in the hole after discovering an error in calculating projected expenses for the 2012-13 budget year.
This unwelcome news comes a week after the first budget work session, when the spending plan showed a deficit of only $287,000.