County treasurer defeats challenger

The hotly contested race for the Democratic nomination for Hill County treasurer is over.

Seeking a third term, incumbent Carrie Dickson faced and defeated a former employee in the Treasurer's Office in Tuesday's primary election. Dickson edged out Kathleen Galbavy-Williams by 205 votes, 1,112 to 907.

Neither Dickson nor Galbavy-Williams were available for comment today.

Galbavy-Williams, 54, worked eight years as a clerk in the Treasurer's Office before being dismissed in early 2001. Galbavy-Williams said she was fired for questioning Dickson's integrity and requesting an investigation of her...