The Water Quality Monitoring Program was created in 1986 as way to collaborative effort with SMLA and Ferrum College.

SALEM, Va. (WFXR) — One of the largest striped bass fishing tournament circuits is bringing its championship event to Smith Mountain Lake. The Striped Bass Challenge (SBC) will hold its championship ...

Well over a foot of snow is possible in Virginia and West Virginia this weekend, benefiting local skiers and making for tricky driving conditions, as frigid temperatures also hit other states across ...

Smith Mountain Lake Boating Association (SMLBA), which had long facilitated one of the longest running poker runs at Smith Mountain Lake—most notably the poker run formally known as the Tom ...

Informed residents became the backbone of the Olympic People-for-People Program. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, hundreds of residents opened their homes to athletes from around the world — hosting ...

Virginia State Parks will reopen its campgrounds for the season on Friday, March 6. Campsites are available for booking online through ...

The Smith Mountain Lake Association has released its final report on water quality monitoring for 2025, showing healthy water ...

APCo will conduct a mandatory test of its electricity generating units at the Smith Mountain Dam on Monday, Feb. 9. The ...

Whether you’re in search of old world glamour, off-piste gems, a possible royal sighting, or just a great après, here’s how to find your perfect slice of the Swiss Alps.

Hundreds of new courses were opening annually, including dozens of stand-alone, upscale daily-fee facilities (sometimes termed “country clubs for a day”), a segment of new construction that’s all but ...

Smith Mountain Lake maintained its good health in 2025, according to a recent report from the Smith Mountain Lake Association.

A Virginia local of 20-plus years shares the one ski resort she returns to again and again.