American-style seafood restaurant Coasters opens this summer at Goodhue Boat Company, Blackwater, offering high-quality ...

Chrissy Hatter didn’t grow up in a biker family but says, “the thrill for speed is definitely in my DNA.” She attributes that ...

Oh Goodie offers curated, personalized gift boxes for every occasion, sourced from high-quality vendors with a focus on ...

Discover top pet resources at Smith Mountain Lake: vets, pet supplies, groomers, boarding, and training options. Everything ...

The foundation for the dam that today holds back Smith Mountain Lake was laid more than 500 million years ago. In the late Pre-Cambrian era, long before the appearance of dinosaurs, fish, land plants ...

Ron Willard Sr. (right) founder of The Willard Companies, discusses plans for a development with officials from Franklin County. Willard is the driving force behind Westlake Towne Center, which is the ...

Rock Outdoors purchased the former Grand Home Furnishings building earlier this week with plans to covert it into its newest location sometime next summer. The sale is a major setback for SML Center ...

Emma Coleman 540-981-3198 Jul 30, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Updated Sep 7, 2023 A new statewide, searchable cold case database sparked a new lead in a 19-year-old murder investigation late last month. “I just ...

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The Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved plans for a new subdivision just south of Hales Ford Bridge in Moneta on May 17. The development, proposed by Willard Investment Properties, would ...

Created with a mission to enrich life at Smith Mountain Lake while uplifting small business owners, Lakeside Local offers a dynamic mix of shopping, food, and community spirit. “We’re definitely not ...

While 2022 brought the much-anticipated "Avatar" sequel and superhero fare like "The Batman," a new "Doctor Strange" film, and the fan favorite "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," 2023 boasts similar ...