Skilled Amish carpenters associated with S & L Construction, Jersey Shore, erect trusses atop what will be the 1,000-square-foot Chalet Room of Basile's Italian Restaurant, Route 309, Hometown. With t...
Senior news
The Tamaqua Senior Citizens group meets every Thursday, at 1 p.m., in the Tamaqua Community Center, located to the rear of Boyer's Food Mart.Last week's meeting was attended by 82 members....
An Allentown businessman's plans to build a 25-acre private campground in Franklin Township received approval from the county.
During Tuesday's Carbon County Planning Commission meeting, members of th...
Concerns over the swine flu virus have hit home in a big way in the Palmerton Area School District.
The school board on a 7-0 vote Tuesday agreed to hold a clinic for the H1N1 swine flu. Directors Car...
The Children of Lehigh Carbon Community College's SHINE (Schools and Homes in Education) 21st Century After-School Program will participate in the 10th annual Lights-On" after school celebration. This...
New things have been popping up around the borough of Jim Thorpe recently and they're not trees or weeds. They're new, easy to read, and strategically-placed directional signs which should help to mak...
Complaints were aired at the Schuylkill County Commissioner's work session Wednesday at the courthouse in Pottsville concerning late payment of bills and the holdup was blamed on Controller Melinda Ka...
The Tamaqua Area School Board hired several coaches at its meeting Tuesday evening.
Tom Scheitrum was rehired as an assistant girls basketball coach, at the salary of $2,174.Ellen Troxell was retained...
The second batch of bids for the long-awaited renovation of the Northern Lehigh Food Bank are on the way.
The Washington Township board of supervisors will accept the proposals for Phase I and II to t...
Dear Editor:
I applaud their action!The State Local Government Committee meeting held at the Lehigh Carbon Community College Campus in Tamauqa was welcomed by all in the law enforcement field. The sub...