Lenoir County commissioners approved a payment schedule to address more than $1.8 million in sales tax distribution discrepancies involving several volunteer fire departments.
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Lenoir County Board approves contentious fire tax rates
After much public criticism, a high-profile letter to the editor, public and online statements, and social media campaigns from local fire departments, the fire tax rate issue has been settled. When the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners approved their Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget, they also approved the new fire tax rates for each department.
Fort Run and Pink Hill Fire Departments strengthened by Anheuser-Busch's emergency water donation
Anheuser-Busch and 11 of its wholesaler partners donated over 72,900 cans of emergency drinking water to 31 volunteer fire departments across North Carolina as part of a nationwide effort to support disaster preparedness.