For more than a half-century, Smith Mountain Lake has been a melting pot of sorts. Generations of families have developed an affinity for lake life. Some have ties to the lake since it first reached full pond in the mid-1960s, while others discovered the jewel of the Blue Ridge years later.
The annual Roanoke Valley Gives fundraising campaign returns March 10, providing a much needed lifeline for several area nonprofits that have struggled during the yearlong pandemic.
Franklin County is undergoing preparations on a third, and likely final, phase of its ongoing shoreline stabilization project at Smith Mountain Lake Community Park later this year. Work has been ongoing since 2016 to stop erosion caused by wakes in one of the more high traffic areas of the lake.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy’s third trip to the Virginia Association of Christian Athletics state boys basketball tournament has pai…
Clyde Perdue Jr. had only stepped down from the bench a month ago. He spent years as an attorney in Rocky Mount before the General Assembly el…
Efforts to provide high-speed internet to residents in Glade Hill hit a snag Feb. 9 when a vote by the Franklin County Planning Commission del…
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Iadmit, I’m not a big fan of March and April. Yes, we have our dreams of Spring, as we peer across our sleeping flower beds and seek out signs…
The United Methodist Women of Patmos United Methodist Church held their own “souper bowl” last month collecting canned soup for Lake Christian…
A text-to-911 service now is available in Bedford County, the Bedford County Emergency Communications Department announced Feb. 23.
Bedford County supervisors last week signed off on a number of amendments to local zoning rules covering radio towers, home-based businesses, …
