Union Hall News

Jumping off the Cliffs, located on the Blackwater River portion of Smith Mountain Lake, has been a popular pastime of lake-goers for decades.

A popular summer pastime is now being banned at Smith Mountain Lake. Even if you've never done it, you've probably heard about the cliff-jumping at the lake in Franklin County.

Phillip Swicegood fishes from a concrete area above the Pigg River low-head dam at Veterans' Memorial Park in Rocky Mount.

On Sunday afternoon, authorities identified the Franklin County man who drowned Saturday in the Blackwater River just north of Rocky Mount.

It's the end of the road for Susan Hughes and her dream car -- a 1972 targa blue Corvette Stingray, 4-speed manual with a 350 engine and a T-top. The 44-year-old stay-at-home mom from Union Hall has decided to part with the present she bought for her 41st birthday.

This new salon at Lakewood Professional Center in Moneta offers a one-stop shop for beauty care services.

Rev. Lottie Goad builds church on faith, cooking Staff Photo by Morris Stephenson: The Rev.

It's time for another installment of Ask The Readers. Think of it as knowledge recycling.

Officials working on the Pigg River watershed clean-up project hope to see the river and streams removed from the state's "dirty waters" list within five years.

It's been more than 20 years since the Franklin County Board of Supervisors' "gentleman's agreement" allowed for the unusual arrangement of hodgepodge land-use zoning.

Time is running out for people to get their packages in the mail in time for Christmas.

We asked several gardening specialists around the lake to share their version of the perfect wreath.