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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Summer camps are a big part of the culture of Western North Carolina. There are over 70 camps of all types for kids of all ages at the western end of the…
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As a sovereign nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been able to respond to COVID-19 differently than its neighbors in Western North Carolina.…
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Some businesses in Georgia are now open after Gov. Brian Kemp gave an executive order. Blue Ridge Public Radio talks to a Cherokee County official what…
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Resolutions calling for individual counties to become 2nd Amendment sanctuaries are sweeping the South due to gun control legislation moving through the…
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The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is hoping to expand gaming operations outside North Carolina.Eastern Band Principal Chief Richard Sneed says the…
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Originally published on January 3, 2020 3:22 pmThe United Methodist Church has announced a proposal to split the church over LGBTQ issues. A committee of…
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The United Methodist Church has announced a proposal to split the church over LGBTQ issues. A committee of 16 announced the plan called the Protocol of...
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Police in Jackson County are investigating a video that shows a counter protester slowly driving his truck into a crowd of people marching to support...
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Earlier this year, the three Cherokee tribes in the U.S., including the Eastern Band of Cherokee in western North Carolina, announced their language is in…
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Fall is not just a beautiful season in the mountains of western North Carolina. The foliage is also an economic driver for the region.Beverly Collins is a…