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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BPR’s Lilly Knoepp talked with The Smoky Mountain News editor Kyle Perrotti about his investigation into the lack of resources for the Western North Carolina court system. -
MissOne of the emergency rooms will be near the corner of Hendersonville Road (US 25) and Airport Road in South Asheville and the other will be west of Asheville near Candler.
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The Macon County Board of Elections confirmed that Republican candidate Dereck Jones requested a recount in the county sheriff's race.
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The NC primary election saw some of the highest voter turnout during a midterm in twenty years. BPR's Lilly Knoepp talks with Dr. Chris Cooper about turnout and the 11th congressional district race.
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Six counties in Western North Carolina will elect new sheriffs this year. See who advanced in Tuesday's election
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Jasmine Beach-Ferrara received over 60 percent of the vote in the NC-11 Democratic primary election.
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Candidates for city council also advanced to the general election
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Starbucks workers in Asheville didn’t have enough votes to form a union. Employees who work at the coffee shop on Charlotte Street voted yesterday.
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Over 200 people turned out for the Qualla Boundary MMIW Committee’s third annual awareness walk on Saturday.
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A BPR listener asked if the ballot unaffiliated voters cast in the primary will impact the ballot they receive in the general election. Here's the answer.
