Gilberts Hill Road in Mahoning Township was closed to traffic Saturday morning when a large tree fell across the roadway, bringing multiple utility lines with it. High winds caused the tree to topple....
Lehighton Area High School held its annual Instrumental Department Spring Concert on Thursday at the high school, with Bryan Buffington, as director.
Buffington praised the students for the selections...
Phyllis Kresge, treasurer of Zinc City Motorcyle Club, attended the May 6 meeting of the Towamensing Township supervisors. She had not received a garbage bill for the past five years - one of many tha...
An AARP driver safety course will be presented at the Weatherly Senior Center, 333 3rd St., Weatherly May 19th from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. This class is the four hour refresher class. Proof of completion of ...
There are a number of deadline dates remaining before the Primary Election to be held on May 18, it was announced by Election Director Frannie Brennan, Schuylkill County.
Tuesday, May 11, is the last ...
State police at Lehighton continue to investigate a theft incident that occurred recently in Monroe County.
Sometime between 9 p.m. April 30 and 2 a.m. May 1, $3,000 worth of video games and video gam...
As a champion distance runner during his days at Tamaqua Area High School, Nick Birosik is familar with running on the streets of Tamaqua and the roadways of neighboring Schuylkill Township.
It was no...
Emergency responders were called to 61 Mahanoy Avenue (SR-54) in Hometown Sunday evening for a call of heavy smoke coming from a home. Smoke moke could be seen when they arrived. No fire was reported....
Fish for Free Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 22, at Locust Lake State Park. The program will be held at the program shelter. No fishing license will be needed to fish on this da...
R. Thomas Berner, a Tamaqua native, received the prestigious New Mexico Press Women (NMPW) Communicator of Achievement Award at the organization's annual conference banquet dinner Friday, April 16, at...