Legal ‘shine coming to Franklin County Distilleries to sell whiskey in the ‘Moonshine Capital’ By MORRIS STEPHENSON, Special to the News-Post Nov 9, 2015 Nov 9, 2015 Updated May 16, 2019 0 Chris Prillaman, owner and distiller of the Twin Creek Distillery in Rocky Mount, checks a piece of equipment used during production of white whiskey. By Morris Stephenson Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By MORRIS STEPHENSON, Special to the News-Post Beginning Saturday, Jan. 2, Franklin County moonshine will be sold legally in the “wettest county in the world.”kAm“uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ’D u:?6DE” 7:CDE DF82C H9:E6 H9:D<6J :D 36:?8 5:DE:==65 3J r9C:D !C:==2>2? 2E %H:? rC66<D s:DE:==6CJ :? #@4<J |@F?E] xE H:== 8@ @? D2=6 :? ':C8:?:2 pqr DE@C6D E9:D y2?F2CJ]k^AmkAm!C:==2>2? C646:G65 9:D 7:CDE @C56C 7C@> E96 ':C8:?:2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 p=4@9@=:4 q6G6C286 r@?EC@= @? %9FCD52J[ ~4E] b_] %96 @C56C ?@E65 E96 3C2?5 H:== 36 :? 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