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by Frank WilliamsCOVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, has dominated news coverage and virtually all other conversation over the past two weeks. The state and federal governments have issued guidance and, in some cases, sweeping executive orders to protect against the spread of this virus.How to Approach COVID-19 Some are completely disregarding COVID-19 as a non-issue. Others are so panicked they are willing to instigate a fistfight over a pack of toilet paper. The…
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LELAND, N.C. — Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chairman Frank Williams recently successfully completed the Advanced Leadership Corps (ALC) training offered annually to select county and municipal elected officials by the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Williams completed the course in Chapel Hill from Feb. 2-7, 2020. ALC is a week-long program designed by the School’s Center for Public Leadership and Governance. This residential program is a dynamic…
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The Oct. 21, 2019 board of commissioners meeting was a bittersweet one. That night was Ann Hardy’s final meeting as our county manager. Our board passed a resolution in her honor, and Representatives Deb Butler and Frank Iler presented her with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. I rarely get emotional during meetings, but I choked up trying to read the resolution and had to hand it to another commissioner to complete. I can…
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BOILING SPRING LAKES – A Brunswick County culvert damaged by Hurricane Florence will be replaced this month. Beginning Oct. 16, N.C. Department of Transportation crews will have intermittent lane closures on River Road (N.C. 133) in both directions as crews prepare to replace the failed culvert. Then, at 8 a.m. on Oct. 21, a section of River Road will be closed to traffic while crews put in the new culvert. This work is expected to…
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As part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s annual bridge inspection, a Wilmington bridge will close for up to four nights in a row beginning Sunday. On Sept. 29, the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will close at 9 p.m. and reopen the following day at 5 a.m. The bridge will close again Monday night and reopen Tuesday morning at the same times. Additionally, the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday will have possible closures of the…
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