Lilly Knoepp
ReporterLilly Knoepp serves as BPR’s first fulltime reporter covering Western North Carolina. She is a native of Franklin, NC who returns to WNC after serving as the assistant editor of Women@Forbes and digital producer of the Forbes podcast network. She holds a master’s degree in international journalism from the City University of New York and earned a double major from UNC-Chapel Hill in religious studies and political science.
Email: lknoepp@bpr.org
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A Haywood County woman was arrested earlier this month on federal charges for making threats and threatening to kidnap local elected officials.Smoky Mountain News politics editor Cory Vaillancourt explains how he broke the story. -
The new Angel Medical Center will open on Sunday September 18th.
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Over the weekend, a Pride parade was held in Sylva for the second year in a row. Sylva Pride parade
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The film, “Where There Are Bees, There Is Honey,” features some of performers behind the growing drag scene in Jackson County including local performers: Calcutta, Marigold Showers and Beulah Land.
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One in five families in North Carolina is in medical debt collections. NC Treasurer Dale Folwell will host a public hearing on the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act at the AB Tech conference center Wednesday, September 7th from 5:30 to 7:15 pm in Asheville.
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Police Chief Carla Neadeau was sworn in September 1st.
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Watch the "Best in the West: North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District forum" hosted by Blue Ridge Public Radio and Smoky Mountain News. Candidates Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Libertarian David Coatney and Republican Chuck Edwards were all invited to the event to share their stances on important national and local issues.
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Are you ready to vote in November 2022? Here are some important dates, deadlines and information about voting in the upcoming midterm election.
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One of the hardest hit areas by Tropical Storm Fred in Western North Carolina was Laurel Bank Campground in Haywood County. The last piles of debris from the disaster were picked up this month but there is still more to do.
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Starting March 2023, parking tags will be required to be displayed on any motor vehicle parked within the park boundary. Visitors will be charged $5 for a daily parking tag, $15 for a parking tag up to seven days or $40 for an annual tag. Before now there hasn’t been a cost to enter the park. The “Park it Forward” funds will be used in the park for facilities, trail maintenance and more.
