4th Annual Smith Mountain Lake Business EXPO - Registration Form Now Available Online or at Chamber Office!  This event will be held on Friday, April 27, 2007 from 11 AM - 5 PM at Westlake Business Park (behind CVS) on Route 122.  Business EXPO registration and sponsorship form has now been posted on our [...]

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Lots of fun things are happening at Smith Mountain Lake and area businesses in honor of Valentines Day coming up on February 14th.
  Appalachian Outdoor Photography Offers Something Special for Valentines Day:A framed 10” x 10” picture of you and your sweetie, this is the special part, with a custom heart shape virtual mat [...]

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The Virginia Senate will consider a bill the first of next week, House Bill 1627, that would require all motorboat and PWC operators to take a boating safety course and carry a certificate showing successful completion of a written test. This Statewide Boating Safety Education Bill has been amended to enforcement only on inland [...]

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With Valentines Day coming up soon, an abundance of chocolate will be purchased and eaten. You may be one of those who openly admit your choco-holism, but if not you then certainly someone you love will be consuming chocolate this year. Do a favor for the health of those you care about and pass [...]

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Who couldn’t use a course in boating safety? Whether you are a seasoned boater at  Smith Mountain Lake or a person new to the area and the lake, everyone should refresh their memory of safety rules and regulations.
Safe boating courses are scheduled for the Smith Mountain Lake area during the coming months. Here [...]

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Apparently all the opposition to the proposed name change of Smith Mountain Lake State Park, caused the bill to be withdrawn. Michael Sluss of the RoanokeTimes reports:
Legislation to name Smith Mountain Lake State Park after former Roanoke Del. Vic Thomas died without a vote in the House of Delegates this morning, ending a short-lived [...]

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Update from the Smith Mountain Eagle with regard to the Town Hall Healthcare meeting being rescheduled:

The threat of inclement weather Thursday evening forced the postponement of a town hall-style meeting on medical care in the Smith Mountain Lake area.
The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Radford Baptist [...]

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If you are thinking of making changes to your home at Smith Mountain Lake, here are the rest of Patricia Tomaskovics’ tips to consider before beginning those renovations.
Should you hire a professional?
If you do decide that your home improvement job is beyond your abilities or if the job will require a professional, then [...]

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There’s a new waterfront listing in Goodview, VA at Smith Mountain Homes. A custom hand-hewn old Virginia log home, and in a quiet neighborhood overlooking a private cove on Smith Mountain Lake. Click here to see a photo tour.
The home is priced at $749,000.
 
Just a few of the amenities include:

-Spacious and [...]

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IF IT PASSES, HOUSE BILL (HB2343) WOULD CHANGE THE NAME OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK TO: A. VICTOR THOMAS-SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK.The chief patron of this bill is Del. Watkins Abitt. It passed the committee on 02/02/07 and was introduced to honor A. Victor Thomas, a respected past member of the Va. [...]

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