Lilly Knoepp
Senior Regional ReporterLilly Knoepp is Senior Regional Reporter for Blue Ridge Public Radio. She has served as BPR’s first fulltime reporter covering Western North Carolina since 2018. 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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Flags lowered in Murphy and Andrews to honor Cherokee County Detention Officer Francisco Flattes who was killed on Monday. -
State Bureau of Investigation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians police arrested Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran Friday, the district attorney’s office said. -
Jackson County Commissioners voted on Tuesday night to leave the Fontana Regional Library System. -
Jackson County commissioners are still considering leaving the Fontana Regional Library System. On Thursday, commissioners invited the library board to a joint meeting to answer questions. The questions were wide-ranging, including the budget, organization and policies of the three-county library system. -
Jackson County commissioners are still considering leaving the Fontana Regional Library because they say they are concerned about alleged “pornography” and library policies. -
A rock slide and flooding on I-40 in Tennessee has caused the road to close between Exit 20 and the Tennessee State Line for nine days. -
Western Carolina University announced Friday that its Office of Intercultural Affairs (ICA) is closed “effective immediately.” -
In Western North Carolina, “No Kings” protests are planned in many towns, including Asheville, Bryson City, Waynesville and Hayesville. -
This weekend, the 8th Annual Flame Azaleas Festival celebrates the unique flowers with music, art and events in downtown Robbinsville. -
Conservative activist organization, Accuracy in Media, has released at least three UNC System videos so far of administrators being questioned about DEI policies while being unknowingly filmed.
