Lilly Knoepp
Senior Regional Reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio
Journalist @BlueRidgePublic covering Western NC past Asheville. 🌄 Tar Heel, @cunyjschool and @ReeseNewsLab alum. she/her
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1 week ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Jackson County Commissioners peppered Fontana Regional Library board members with questions but took no vote about leaving the regional system during a special joint meeting on Thursday. Fontana Regional Library Board Acting Chair Cynthia Womble told BPR before the meeting that she had not received any questions or concerns from the county commissioners in previous months – despite the fact the commissioners have publicly debated whether to break away from the three-county library system.
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1 week ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is holding a special joint meeting with the Fontana Regional Library (FRL) Board to discuss library operations as local leaders have floated the idea of breaking away from the library system. The Fontana Regional Library System is made up of three counties. Discussions about the library system – which includes six libraries in Macon, Jackson and Swain counties – have been fierce since 2022.
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bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Heads up to drivers: A rock slide and flooding on I-40 West in Tennessee have closed a stretch of the highway near the North Carolina and the Tennessee State Line. 🎥 And fresh video from about 7:30pm📍 I-40 in Tennessee📲 Detour & More: https://t.co/ow6udr9YWp pic.twitter.com/vHr7qC6I2d— NCDOT I-40 (@NCDOT_I40) June 18, 2025The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) is advising motorists to use caution in the area.
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1 week ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Western Carolina University announced Friday that its Office of Intercultural Affairs (ICA) is closed “effective immediately.”A statement from Chancellor Kelli Brown explained that the decision was a “restructuring of student support services to better align with the UNC System Policy on Equality.”The Office of Intercultural Affairs has been a part of WCU for a decade.
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2 weeks ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Protests are planned Saturday in towns across Western North Carolina as part of the “No Kings" protest. The theme was created by the 50501 Movement — which, according to the Associated Press, describes itself as a national campaign made up of “everyday Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.” The group’s name stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
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Jackson County Commissioners are expected to discuss the library system at their next meeting on May 20. https://t.co/obrwEsYUBJ
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