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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…
[October 28, 2025] Today, Commissioner Frank Williams visited Capitol Hill to advocate for FEMA reform and expedited relief for Helene-affected communities. He posted the statement below following the meetings: Today, I visited Capitol Hill with County Commissioners from Western North Carolina and members of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) executive committee advocating for expedited relief for those affected by Helen as well as legislation to reform the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).…
The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected its officers for 2025 on Friday, February 14, 2025. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was unanimously re-elected Chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was unanimously re-elected Vice Chair. Williams and Mann have served as chair and vice chair since 2014. The Cape Fear RPO covers rural portions of Brunswick and Pender Counties and all of Columbus County and serves as the intergovernmental…