That’s Joan Peppers talking about the 5,200-square-foot house she and her husband, Wayne, finished building a year and a half ago at the southern end of Smith Mountain Lake, about four hours ...

Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia has 500 miles of shoreline. Built in the 1960s, the lake provides recreation and a home to many but its main purpose remains the same–to generate electricity.

The dock is at a private home, BCSO said. The official with the dive team said a problem with electrocution happens around Smith Mountain Lake due to stray voltage from boat lifts in the water.

Smith Mountain Lake State Park has announced the appointment of James Wright as its new park manager. Wright succeeds Chris ...

Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce officials announced that registration and sponsorship has opened for the 17th Smith Mountain Lake Business Expo, which will take place Friday, May 1 ...

MONETA, Va. (WDBJ) - Businesses on Smith Mountain Lake are getting ready for a busy summer season. Some home and boat rental companies say reservations started coming in lot earlier than usual and ...

Smith Mountain Lake warned residents and those with vacation homes there to secure items within the Smith Mountain project boundary in anticipation of heavy rain expected this weekend from ...

A Smith Mountain Lake home was damaged by a fire late Saturday night, according to firefighters. While the cause is still under investigation, crews told WSLS 10 News the fire spread rapidly ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. – Usually on Memorial Day, a ton of boats are out on the lake, but employees at the Bridgewater Marina say they’ve only rented ten or fifteen the last couple of days.

Becca Niburg, a 43-year-old immigration attorney from Laurel, Md., started going to Smith Mountain Lake at age 8, when her parents purchased a home there. Growing up in North Carolina, it was a ...

Penn Hall, one of the last major tracts of land still owned by Appalachian Power Co. at Smith Mountain Lake, will be going up for sale later this year. The entire 356 acres of the property ...