SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. – Residents and the business community at Smith Mountain Lake have formed the new Smith Mountain Lake Water Quality Alliance to prevent harmful algal blooms this summer. The ...

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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WFXR) – “The race is on!” Get ready put your athleticism to the test May 3, during the 27th Anniversary of the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon. The first event kicks off at 9 a ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — The Smith Mountain Lake Association (SMLA) is launching its 39th consecutive year of water quality monitoring at Smith Mountain Lake, in collaboration with Ferrum ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center recently released a bald eagle at Smith Mountain Lake! It was injured after a fight with other eagles, but that scuffle was only half the battle.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal boating incident at Smith Mountain Lake as 54-year-old James Lavender from Roanoke. The Virginia Department of Wildlife ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WFXR) – Smith Mountain Lake has been named as the second-best lake beach in the country by the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. SML is located in Bedford County ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Matthew Morando will row approximately 40 miles on Smith Mountain Lake to raise funds for the National Center for Healthy Veterans September 10th at sunrise. The National Center ...

Bedford County, Va. (WFXR) —Wind Vineyards got its start in Tappahannock, Virginia, on a family-owned farm known for producing award-winning Virginia-grown wines and hosting large community events.

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The average water quality at Smith Mountain Lake continues to be good and consistent with the 20-year averages measured. That’s according to the most recent data ...

An 18-year-old man was killed while two others were injured after they jumped into a lake with electric current in the water over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, WABJ reported. Jesse Hamric, 18, ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE – Mrs. Shirley Timberlake Martin of Smith Mountain Lake, Va., died Wednesday, April 12, 2006. Shirley was born Jan. 25, 1924, in San Antonio, Texas. She attended the University of ...