ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The swimming advisory for the upper part of the Blackwater arm continues for the area near Union Hall. Health officials say the earliest it could be lifted is mid-August. New ...

The public is being warned to avoid contact with water in certain areas of Smith Mountain Lake due to a harmful algal bloom. Samples collected from the Blackwater River arm of Smith Mountain Lake in ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. – Officials are continuing to monitor the harmful algal bloom in portions of Smith Mountain Lake. On Friday, the Virginia Department of Health announced that July 6 water ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — Smith Mountain Lake sounds like a good place to be, but if you're headed there, you need to know about the Health Department's advisory for parts of that area. The ...

MONETA, Va. – The Smith Mountain Lake Association is hosting a town hall meeting Thursday, July 6 to discuss the health of Smith Mountain Lake. The association has invited representatives from the ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ/VDH Release) - A precautionary advisory area at Smith Mountain Lake has been downsized, with new water sample results indicating the Lower Blackwater River has ...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — Appalachian Power said now is the time for property owners to start preparing for a four-month ban on dredging within Smith Mountain Project lake boundaries. Smith ...

The harmful algal bloom advisory in the Upper Blackwater River arm of Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County is no longer in effect. The Upper Blackwater River had acceptable levels of algae in ...

MONETA — Protecting Smith Mountain Lake and its residents was the key message for attendees to Saturday’s A Day at the Lake. A wide range of lake groups came together at Crazy Horse Marina for the ...

ROANOKE — The Blackwater River arm of Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties are experiencing a harmful algal bloom, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The ...