During the Wilkes County Commissioners last week, budget amendments were presented. The first was $330,000 from sales tax collections that were higher than projected for Article 40 and Article 42. So, the Wilkes County Schools will receive this additional $330,000. In the second amendment, fire department collections were higher than projected in the current budget. Mulberry-Fairplains Fire Department will receive an additional $11,000, Pleasant Hill Fire Dept gets $10,000, Ronda Fire Department $13,000, Roaring River $40,000, Brushy Mtn $1200, Little Brushy Mtn $1000, and Wilkes/Iredell $2000.  And lastly, the Wilkes County Health Dept will receive a Medicaid Cost Settlement for 2024 in the amount of $833,724. These funds will support clinical services at the Health Department.