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by Frank Williams Like most of you, I remember exactly where I was when I heard that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York 25 years ago. I was still living in Raleigh post-college and was walking into a coffee shop where I would often network…
The National Association of Counties (NACo) Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force, which was launched in November 2024 to strengthen our nation’s disaster mitigation, response and recovery capabilities, released its final report and NACo’s federal disaster reform priorities at the recent NACo Annual Conference. Commissioner Frank Williams, pictured below with U.S. Senator Ted Budd during a…
[June 22, 2026] – At the suggestion of Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, the Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization’s Transportation Organization’s Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) recently created new Community Liaison positions to provide increased opportunities for community engagement. The RTAC unanimously voted to create the positions at its April 10, 2026 meeting. On June 19,…
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.
