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Winnabow Fire Chief Travis Mercer appointed to represent Winnabow-Town Creek area WINNABOW, N.C. – At the suggestion of Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, the Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization’s Transportation Organization’s Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) recently created new Community Liaison positions to provide increased opportunities for community engagement. The RTAC unanimously voted to create the positions at its April 10, 2026 meeting. “During the transportation planning process, the RPO regularly meets with municipal leaders in…
Commissioner Frank Williams recently visited Capitol Hill to advocate for reform of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). The meetings were part of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force Spring 2026 Fly-In, held April 28-30. Task force members met with U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), pictured below with Commissioner Williams, and Alex Padilla (D-CA). The task force also met with staffers representing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators…
Brunswick County’s Rotary Clubs kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month by holding a Brunswick County Mental Health Summit on Friday, May 1, 2026 at Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation in Supply. “Mental health is an important issue that affects every single one of us, either directly or indirectly,” said Frank Williams, 2023-24 President of the Leland Area Rotary Club and a past member of the Rotary District 7730 Mental Health Task Force. “Unfortunately, there is often…
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected its officers for 2026 at its Feb. 13 meeting. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who has served as Chair since 2014, was unanimously re-elected, and Boiling Spring Lakes Mayor Jeff Winecoff was unanimously elected Vice Chair. Winecoff replaces Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann, who had served as Vice Chair since 2014 and will remain on the committee as a Columbus…
Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was elected Vice Chair of the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) at the organization’s board meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Lynn Barbee, Mayor of the Town of Carolina Beach, was elected Chair. Officers are elected at the first meeting of each year. The motion to elect both officials was carried unanimously by the Board. “Serving on the WMPO is a critical way to ensure that our region’s…