Breaking News: NC Legislature to consider bill allowing Franklin County to acquire land elsewhere (relevance: 79.8%, date: Apr 22, 2026) RALEIGH -- The General Assembly will have before it on Tuesday legislation that would allow Franklin County to acquire property within three of its neighboring counties -- probably in a round-about effort to tap Kerr Lake water. The expectation is that Franklin County would need to acquire property in those counties to help facilitate its long-term water needs.
