Today's News

By LARRY CHAMBERS
Staff

FRIES — Four full-time Fries employees will lose their health insurance effective June 1.
At the Feb. 7 Fries Town Council meeting, Vice Mayor Nancy Hawks made a motion  — due, she said, to the town’s financial situation  — to eliminate all town employees’ health insurance and to supplement each employee's salary by $250 per month.
Even with the pay increase, the elimination of health insurance would save the town $18,000 a year.

Made us proud
The special section of The Gazette on March 16 was a great recognition of local high school sports teams, coaches and support staff. The honors are certainly deserved as the teams have worked long, hard hours on the court. But also, in the classroom, as most of these students are also listed on the honor roll page for Galax High School. You make us proud. Congratulations to all.

Take a stand

By LARRY CHAMBERS
Staff

INDEPENDENCE — The controversial trash fee was a topic of discussion at the Grayson County Board of Supervisors’ budget work session this month.
Chairman David Sexton made a motion to discontinue the fee-to-tax approach for revenue collection as previously discussed, and to discontinue the coupon system and the collection-site approach for solid waste collection services.
Mike Maynard seconded the motion, which passed by a unanimous vote.