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
Community members rallied against the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans to drain manmade Lake Chatuge for repairs for up to 8 years. Save Lake Chatuge, a group of local community members founded last year, is calling for the TVA to change course or risk destroying the local economy. Kevin Clem, spokesperson for Save Lake Chatuge, is the third generation owner of Boundary Waters Resort and Marina on the lake. “It would be complete devastation for our entire community.
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2 weeks ago |
themountaineer.com | Katie Myers |Lilly Knoepp
In the months after Tropical Storm Helene leveled thousands of acres in Pisgah National Forest, John Beaudet and other volunteers cleared downed trees from the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Chopping them up and moving them aside was back-breaking work, but essential to ensuring safe passage for hikers.
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3 weeks ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Elected leaders in Macon County say they have no plans to exit the regional library system even as officials in one neighboring county weigh breaking ties – part of a years-long tangle over library programming, which some have charged as too political. Macon County is a part of the library system along with Jackson and Swain counties. In November 2024, the three counties updated the Fontana Regional Library agreement after over two years of discussions.
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3 weeks ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Jackson County Commissioners recently discussed leaving the Fontana Regional Library System, citing issues with “left-leaning content” as well as what they call general mismanagement. The talk comes on the heels of a recently updated regional library agreement, which helped launch a new children’s card that enables full parental control over which titles their child or teen can check out.
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3 weeks ago |
bpr.org | Lilly Knoepp
Asheville Police Department confirmed that they are investigating a report of a disturbance that occurred at the Embassy Suites in downtown Asheville on Saturday night. The incident, first reported by McClatchy over the weekend, occurred at a Rotary District 7670 event where Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-11) was listed as one of the speakers. APD confirmed to BPR that Edwards was present but did not confirm that he was involved in the event. Edwards’ office did not respond to BPR’s request for comment.
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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
RT @BlueRidgePublic: No charges were filed following a disturbance that occurred at the Embassy Suites on Saturday night, in which an indiv…
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