Lilly Knoepp
Lilly 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.
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The opening of the dispensary marks the first time that an Indigenous tribe has sold marijuana to residents in a state where the substance is still illegal.
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Individuals and organizations had 60 days for final objections on the plan to manage over 1 million acres of national forest in western North Carolina, but only if they had previously commented. Those objections trigger a 90-day response time from the U.S. Forest Service. -
HCA/Mission Health, the primary hospital system in Asheville, has been fined almost $30,000 by the North Carolina Department of Labor for violating health and safety laws. HCA can appeal the citations or pay the proposed penalties. -
Downtown Sylva, North Carolina, has a new addition — a sculpture of Harriet Tubman. Meet the local woman behind the sculpture. -
Despite recent severe weather, this year’s fall leaf forecast for Western North Carolina is looking bright. Here’s when colors will be at their peak. -
The U.S. Forest Service has banned camping at the popular Max Patch Mountian near the North Carolina-Tennessee border for two years due in part to overuse. -
The U.S. Forest Service will not be issuing any ginseng harvesting permits for the Nantahala or Pisgah National Forests in 2021. -
It's been six years since the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal across the country. But the ruling doesn't apply to sovereign nations within the U.S., including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Some advocates want the Tribal Council to recognize same-sex marriage. -
The Mighty Four Miler race will honor Riley Howell almost two years after he was killed by a shooter at UNC Charlotte. The race will take place this weekend in his hometown of Waynesville. -
A key backer of Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C.-11, is now dropping his support following last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
