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— A boater noticed a dock on fire near marker R-39 at Smith Mountain Lake, prompting a multi-agency emergency response.

Dr. Kal Ivanov, curator of recent invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, spent part of the fall surveying caves and forest wildlife in Ba Be Na...

Basketball (Boys) · 2026-12-03 19:00 The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy varsity basketball team has an away non-conference game @ Cave Spring (Roanoke, VA) on Thursday, December 3 @ 7p.

Introduction to Fly Tying Class - July 25 is scheduled for 2026-07-25 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM at Philpott Lake Visitor Center, 1058 Philpott Dam Road, Bassett, VA 24055. Host: Smith River Trout Unlimited / Philpott La...

Introduction to Fly Tying Class - July 23 is scheduled for 2026-07-23 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Philpott Lake Visitor Center, 1058 Philpott Dam Road, Bassett, VA 24055. Host: Smith River Trout Unlimited / Philpott Lak...

Community event: Mountain Bike Mini Camp - July SessionMini mountain biking camp for ages 8-13 with bikes provided; campers must have prior trail experience and bring helmets and lunch.Date: 2026-07-21 to 2026-07-23Ti...

In 2021 the Westlake Golf and Country Club property at Smith Mountain Lake was sold and renamed Copper Cove Golf Club.

...rick farmhouse, one of the few antebellum brick buildings left around Smith Mountain Lake, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2022.

Heavy rain on May 24, 2020, sent water over the Philpott Dam spillway, and a landslide just downstream damaged the powerhouse, which stayed offline for more than two years.

— A boater noticed a dock on fire near marker R-39 at Smith Mountain Lake, prompting a multi-agency emergency response.

Dr. Kal Ivanov, curator of recent invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, spent part of the fall surveying caves and forest wildlife in Ba Be Na...