On May 22nd, the Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Napoli by the Lake's new ...

South Carolina football linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr., is officially an NFL rookie after being picked No. 49 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft on ...

American Legion Post #62 Lake will have a Memorial Day Ceremony and Wreath Laying to honor our fallen service men and women ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Until this week when Major League Fishing held its B&W Heavy Hitters All-Star Tournament at Smith Mountain Lake, it had been ...