RALEIGH – Salisbury native Brad Stanback of Canton is among the new commissioners appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

The commission welcomed four new members to the board on July 27 — Stanback, Monty R. Crump of Rockingham, David Hoyle Jr. of Dallas and Hayden Roberts of Brasstown.

Wes Seegars of Goldsboro was reappointed.

Secretary of State Elaine Marshall administered the oath of office. Cooper attended and presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine to Seegars, who has been on the board since 1997.

John Coley IV of Holly Springs was elected chairman, and Hoyle was elected vice chairman.

Stanback, Crump and Seegars were appointed to six-year terms. Hoyle and Rogers will serve four-year terms.

Stanback represents District 9, which includes 12 counties in the westernmost tip of North Carolina.

Rowan County is part of District 6, represented by Crump.

State Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore reappointed eight at-large members.

The 19-member commission establishes policies and regulations governing hunting, fishing, trapping, boating and land management in the state.