The Virginia Department of Health is changing how it looks for the bacteria but some aren’t happy with the change.

The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys name Eric Walker as their new head girls basketball coach. Copyright 2025 ...

Ever wonder what it is like to come face to face with your heroes? Local fans of professional bass fishing got to find out ...

A winner has been crowned at the Major League Fishing B&W Heavy Hitters All-Star Tournament at Smith Mountain Lake. Angler ...

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 ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – Smith Mountain Lake State Park is in the running for a USA Today “10 Best Award” as one of the best lakeside beaches. Andy Bruns, executive director of the Smith ...

On May 2, Governor Youngkin announced a new state budget that includes $250,000 for enhanced testing of Smith Mountain Lake and other inland waterways in Virginia. This funding will allow the ...

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.

That ping was coming from a radio tag implanted in a striped bass at Smith Mountain Lake. Graduate students from Coastal Carolina are working with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources ...

Jesse Hamric, 18, was visiting Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia with his family and friends from Colorado where he dived into the lake waters around 4 a.m. Thursday and was killed by the presence ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A man is dead after he was allegedly electrocuted on a privately-owned dock on Smith Mountain Lake, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office. In the early ...