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Tuesday was my second week participating in the Brunswick Sheriff’s Citizens Academy. Before I get into the things we covered Tuesday, I feel compelled to add one thing that I failed to include last week: the Sheriff’s Office is not a department, it is an Office. While the Board of County Commissioners on which I…
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Tonight was the first session of the 14th class of the Brunswick Sheriff’s Citizens Academy, and I am excited to be a member of the class. The Sheriff’s Office website describes the Citizens Academy as follows: The Citizens Academy was established to build a better understanding between Law Enforcement and those we serve, through a…
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LELAND, N.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams made the following statement Wednesday after DAK Americas’ announcement that it would close its plant in northern Brunswick County: “Obviously, I was saddened to learn that DAK Americas has made the decision to close its plant in northern Brunswick County. I grew up a few miles from…
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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.
