County Leaders Convene to Discuss How to Best Utilize ARPA, Opioid Settlement Funds

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. – On March 28-29, 2022, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) hosted the ARPA & Opioid Funding Strategy Summit for North Carolina’s county and state leaders to help strategize on the upcoming opportunities and demands associated with the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and national opioid settlement funds. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank…

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Williams addresses N.C. State Board of Community Colleges

Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who also serves as President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, addressed the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges in Raleigh on Thursday, March 17. Williams was joined by Laurel Edwards, NCACC’s Director of Policy Planning. Williams and Edwards discussed a number of critical issues that present opportunities for…

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Williams Participates in National Disaster Resiliency Roundtable in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – North Carolina Association of County Commissioners President and Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams participated in a panel discussion entitled “Intergovernmental Roundtable on Disaster Resiliency” in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The event was held as part of the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference and was co-sponsored by The Pew…

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Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Inspection Requires Lane Reductions Nov. 30 – Dec. 9

WILMINGTON – Drivers will encounter reduced lanes on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge starting Monday, Nov. 30. The N.C. Department of Transportation will alternate between closing the right lane in the south direction and in the north direction from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9. Only one lane on the…

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Commissioner Williams selected for national County Leadership Institute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who also serves as President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, will join a select group of leaders in county government from across the country to participate in the 17th Annual County Leadership Institute (CLI), a rigorous program developed by the National Association of Counties (NACo)…

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Williams, Thompson, Edwards address NC Emergency Managers Association

N.C. Association of County Commissioners President Frank Williams, a Brunswick County Commissioner, addressed attendees at the N.C. Emergency Management Association conference in New Hanover County on Nov. 1, 2021. Williams, who was joined by Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chairman Randy Thompson and NCACC Director of Strategic Initiatives Laurel Edwards, discussed his 100 Counties Prepared…

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