Since Bowmanstown does not have the equipment to pick up leaves, the council on Tuesday said residents should bag leaves and put them out for garbage pickup as was done in previous years. Councilman E...

The annual dinner meeting of the Palmerton Camera Club will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 5th and Lafayette, Palmerton. Interest in our National Parks has ...

Multiple construction and education-based community service projects are available at Carbon County Environmental Education Center. Over the years, various valuable projects have been undertaken and c...

Schuylkill County voters split their ticket in Tuesday's general election by electing the Democratic county candidates for district attorney and sheriff, but voting Republican for the judges of the th...

Palmerton Area Heritage Center, 410 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. all Sundays in November. Take advantage of the extended hours to enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon and lear...

For a long time Summit Hill Water Authority Chairman John "Chet" Michalik has believed Summit Hill can take advantage of its landscape and location to free the borough and the authority from the use o...

St. Peter's The Rev. Rodney Wells will officiate at the 9 a.m. worship service this Sunday in St. Peter's Union Church, Mantzville. The service will be an observance of Veterans Day and a Joyous Noise...

Lehighton Area School District has recently received an allotment of H1N1 vaccine from the Department of Health. The District has a vaccination plan in place to begin student vaccinations today. Lehig...

A Lehighton woman, who entered a neighbors house claiming she was fleeing from an abusive boyfriend, was sentenced to a Carbon County jail term on Tuesday after pleading guilty to a count of criminal ...