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ST. JAMES, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO), which covers all of Columbus and portions of Brunswick and Pender Counties, hosted a rural transportation summit on Thursday, September 18 at the St. James Community Building in Brunswick County. “As portions of our state become increasingly urbanized, it is important for those of…
RALEIGH, N.C. — Brunswick County Commissioners Marty Cooke, Pat Sykes and Frank Williams advocated to restore and protect the county share of proceeds from the North Carolina Education Lottery at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners’ County Assembly Day in Raleigh Wednesday. “Restoring the full share of lottery proceeds and the statutes that designate counties…
BOLIVIA, N.C. — Steve P. Keen, who was hired last month as the Eastern Director for the Office of Governor Pat McCrory, spent the day in Brunswick County on Monday, May 19. Keen, who served as a Wayne County Commissioner prior to joining Governor McCrory’s administration, met with a number of county and municipal leaders…
NCACC Presidential Initiative - 100 Counties Prepared
On August 14, 2021, Brunswick County Commissioner and newly installed N.C. Association of County Commissioners President Frank Williams announced his presidential initiative, 100 Counties Prepared. The initiative was borne out of his experience serving as Chair of the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners during Hurricanes Florence, Dorian, and Isaias, through which he observed a lack of emergency preparedness training suitable for elected officials. He appointed a statewide task force that worked with NCACC staff to develop a full day of emergency preparedness training for elected officials.
Sixty-one county officials from across North Carolina completed the inaugural 100 Counties Prepared Emergency Preparedness Training for County Commissioners, which was held in conjunction with the 115th Annual NCACC Conference in Cabarrus County on August 11, 2022. A second training was held on May 31, 2023, and additional trainings are planned.
