When Fong began work on the Smith Mountain Dam in 1959, he was asked to design three holes halfway up the dam. These three holes would be the penstocks that would be used to pump water in and out ...

Appalachian Power Co. created Smith Mountain Lake to generate electricity. But the lake, which reached full pond 50 years ago Monday, has generated far more.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Until this week, when Major League Fishing held its B&W Heavy Hitters All-Star Tournament at Smith Mountain Lake, it had been more than a decade since SML ho… ...

The victim of a drowning incident at Smith Mountain Lake has been identified as 54-year-old James Lavender, of Roanoke. On Tuesday, at approximately 3:40 p.m., the Virginia Department of Wildlife ...