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Video: WECT TV6 covers “100 Counties Prepared” Initiative
Audio from appearance on 980 AM the WAAV with Nick Craig
Brunswick County Commissioner and N.C. Association of County Commissioners President Frank Williams appeared on 980 AM the WAAV with Nick Craig on Monday, August 16. Williams discussed his installation as NCACC President and his Presidential Initiative, 100 Counties Prepared. Click below to listen.
Read MoreWilliams sworn in as 105th President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, first from Brunswick County
New Hanover County, N.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was sworn in as the 105th President of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) on August 14, 2021 during the association’s 114th Annual Conference in New Hanover County. Williams is the first NCACC President from Brunswick County. Commissioners also elected Tracey Johnson, Washington…
Read MorePublic Hearing Scheduled for Brunswick County Bridge Replacement
BOLIVIA – The public is invited to a virtual hearing with the N.C. Department of Transportation next week and asked to submit feedback regarding a proposed work within the Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County. The proposed project is needed to replace a bridge over Driving Creek on N.C. 211 (Green Swamp Road). The amendment…
Read MorePrecision Manufacturer to Relocate Headquarters to Brunswick County
[June 29, 2021] — In an economic development win for Brunswick Business & Industry Development (Brunswick BID), Precision Swiss Products, Inc. a manufacturer of high precision component parts, will create 125 new jobs in Brunswick County. The company will invest more than $9.3 million to locate its headquarters and manufacturing facility to the International Logistics…
Read MoreCounty Comments regarding pending Leland / H2GO deal
March 19, 2021 — 8:21 a.m. Brunswick County Chairman Randy Thompson issued the following statement on Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021: “At tonight’s public hearing in Leland regarding their pending utilities deal with H2GO, Town of Leland officials implied that the County was not interested in working with the Town. At the Town’s request, Commissioner Frank…
Read MoreReplacement of Railroad Crossings Require Road Closures in Leland, Boiling Spring Lakes
The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a section of two Brunswick County roads while MOTSU railroad crossings are replaced. The section of Buckeye Road at the railroad crossings, near Rachel Wynd, is scheduled to be closed between March 1 and April 2. While the road is closed, a signed detour will be in place…
Read MoreWilliams unanimously elected Chair of Rural Transportation Advisory Committee for 8th consecutive year
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected officers for 2021 at its February 12 meeting, which was held virtually via Zoom due to COVID-19. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was unanimously re-elected Chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was unanimously re-elected Vice Chair. Williams and Mann…
Read MoreIntersection of Old Ferry Connection and Sabbath Home Road Converting to All-Way Stop
The N.C. Department of Transportation is planning to change the traffic pattern at a Brunswick County intersection next week. The intersection of Old Ferry Connection and Sabbath Home Road near Supply is scheduled to change to an all-way stop intersection on Tuesday, weather permitting. The change is based on safety reviews by the department. Motorists…
Read MoreVideo of Commissioner Frank Williams Leadership Forum – Legislative Preview
The December 10, 2020 Commissioner Frank Williams Leadership Forum featured a legislative preview with panelists Tom Fetzer, former Mayor of Raleigh and principal of Fetzer Strategic Partners, Amber Harris, Director of Government Relations for the N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC), and Gregg Thompson, N.C. State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
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