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Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has been visiting volunteer fire departments throughout North Carolina to distribute grant checks made possible by a contribution made by Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina. Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal visited Hyde County on Feb. 8 to present such checks to the counties six volunteer fire departments.

The presentations were made during a small reception at the Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Department (SQVFD). Also present was North Carolina Senator Bob Steinburg.

Prior to the presentations Causey stopped by the site of the SQVFD’s new Lake Landing Substation to observe the progress made since he had been on hand at the groundbreaking for this new facility in July 2021.