On July 24, 2013,  Residents On Smith Lake in the Brushey Creek area saw smoke and flames coming from a boat dock. They called 911. Winston County dispatched the Arley Fire Department. The homeowners were not there. The boat house, a Seedoo, and a Malibu Wake boat burnt in the fire. The wake boat sank in 73 feet of water. Monday August the 5th divers retrieved the boat off the bottom of Smith Lake. 
 There were no injuries and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. The insurance company's and the State Fire Marshall are investigating the cause of the fire. .





Officer states insurance company has never made final determination
on cause of fire. State Fire Marshall did not investigate the incident.
Arley