Caldwell County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 23, 2026, and took actions including approval of an ambulance franchise for Surg Nonemergency Medical Transport, a local jobs retention grant for Baker's Waste Equipment (Iron Crest), a $552,000 sales-tax reinvestment fund request to acquire 15.38 acres for industrial development, several consent-agenda budget and grant items, and personnel appointments including a new clerk and a library director.