Posts Tagged ‘NC Association of County Commissioners’
A Conversation With an Uber Driver
by Frank Williams When I was in Washington, D.C. last week, I had an Uber driver who was obviously not originally from the United States. As I often do, I asked him where he was from, how long he has been here, and why he chose to immigrate to the U.S. He moved here from…
Read MoreBrunswick County’s Rotary Clubs hold successful Mental Health Summit, screening of “The Veteran’s Battlefield”
SUPPLY, N.C. – The meeting room at Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation in Supply, N.C. was packed for the February 2 Brunswick County Mental Health Summit, which was organized by the county’s five Rotary clubs. Speakers at the event provided an overview of mental health issues in Brunswick County, information on resources available, a screening of…
Read MoreBrunswick County’s Rotary Clubs holding Mental Health Summit, screening of “The Veteran’s Battlefield” on February 2
Brunswick County’s Rotary Clubs are holding a Brunswick County Mental Health Summit on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation, located at 795 Ocean Highway West, Supply, NC 28462. The event, which is open to the public, will include an overview of mental health issues in Brunswick…
Read MoreWilliams appointed chair of national storm resilience committee
[August 7, 2023] — National Association of Counties (NaCo) President Mary Jo McGuire has appointed Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams as Chair of the NaCo Resilient Counties Advisory Board (RCAB). According to the RCAB page on the NaCo website, “Hurricanes, wildfires, economic collapse, and other disasters can be natural or man-made, acute or long-term, foreseeable…
Read MoreBrunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams’ FEMA resolution adopted by National Association of Counties
AUSTIN, TX – A resolution introduced by Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was adopted at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) annual conference in Travis County, TX on Monday, July 24, 2023. The resolution, which was adopted for the second consecutive year, puts Counties on record as advocating for a more streamlined FEMA individual assistance…
Read MoreWilliams attends National Association of Counties Annual Conference
Appointed to National Position; Successfully Passes Resolution Calling on FEMA to Streamline Individual Assistance Commissioner Frank Williams attended the National Association of Counties’ annual conference in Travis County, TX from July 21-24. Williams served as Brunswick County’s voting delegate at the annual business session. Ramsey County, Minnesota Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire was sworn in as…
Read MoreFour years after Florence, Williams joins American Flood Coalition on tour of areas battered by storm
Four years after Hurricane Florence battered southeastern North Carolina, Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams joined other local officials on a tour of ongoing resilience projects throughout Southeastern North Carolina. The tour, organized by the non-partisan American Flood Coalition, visited Boiling Spring Lakes to view the site where Florence destroyed the dams that created the lakes.…
Read MoreWilliams discusses 100 Counties Prepared on Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig
Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who recently completed his term as President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, appeared on Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig this morning on 980 the WAAV. Williams discussed his NCACC Presidential Initiative, 100 Counties Prepared. Click below to listen.
Read MoreCommissioner Frank Williams completes term as NCACC President, holds successful 100 Counties Prepared training
CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams completed his term as President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) at the association’s annual conference in Cabarrus County on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Williams, who was the 105th NCACC President, is the first from Brunswick County. “It has been a tremendous honor and…
Read More100 Counties Prepared initiative highlighted in Summer 2022 edition of “County Quarterly”
Brunswick County Commissioner and outgoing NCACC President Frank Williams’ 100 Counties Prepared presidential initiative was highlighted in the Summer 2022 edition of County Quarterly. The excerpt is included below.
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