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BOLIVIA, N.C. — A recent media report has touched on the presence of the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, from which Brunswick County Public Utilities (BCPU), Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and Pender County Utilities draw portions of their raw water supply. This chemical is made by a company named Chemours, located on…
Motorists traveling on the U.S. 17 bridge over Jackeys Creek, two miles south of U.S. 74/76 and just south of Magnolia Greens in Brunswick County, will encounter lane closures beginning June 12. The closures are needed so Department of Transportation crews can safely inspect the bridge and make any necessary repairs. Lane closures will be…
On Monday, June 5, 2017 the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to shift some fire district lines in northern Brunswick County, as follows: – Move areas on Mt. Misery Road west of 140, including Bluffs on the Cape Fear, from the Leland rural fire district to a newly created Navassa VFD rural district.…
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.
