MONETA, Va. – The Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department held its 50th anniversary on Saturday in Moneta.
To celebrate, they held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new building while christening their newest fire boat.
“Over the last 20 years and over the last 50 years, we didn’t have home,” said Chief Todd Ohlerich. “We had to borrow places from other organizations to hold our meetings and have our trainings, so now we have a home, we’re real excited.”…