The Palmerton Area Historical Society invites everyone to join in a "Walk Around the Block with Betsy" at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23. The walk will highlight the history and architecture of the buildings a...
Tiffany Harleman, daughter of Dave and Ann Harleman, and a senior art student at Lehighton Area High School, presents herself at her work during the annual art show held Thursday night at the high sch...
Lehighton was named Tree City USA for the 17th year. Accepting the recognition from Frank Snyder, district forester with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) were members of the...
With five laps remaining in the Street Stock feature at Mahoning Valley Speedway, rain moved over the Lehighton area and put a halt to the night's program.
Up until that point, however, the race was a...
There could be many reasons Corrine McConville decided to continue her education and athletic career at the University at Albany.
For starters, three Lehighton graduates already are members of the Gre...
Dennis DeYoung opens his Music of Styx shows with a sweeping rendition of "The Grand Illusion", the title track from one of the band's platinum-era albums.
That is entirely appropriate for DeYoung's c...
A two vehicle accident occurred about 2 p.m. on Saturday on Center Street (SR309) in Tamaqua. Reportedly, a blue 2000 Kia Sophia, driven by Christine Brobst-Chakan, was traveling north when she hit a ...
The Tamaqua Fire Police sponsored two days worth of training classes. The classes were held inside the Citizens Fire Company in Tamaqua and outside. Classes involved detailed traffic control and red l...
Susan Sterling, director of the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe watches as the new 30-year roof on the library building is being completed by Barry and Gary Gerhard and Nick Walders of Gerhard ...
Garden club
The Lewistown Valley Garden Club held its Spring Tea at Zion's Social Hall in Lewistown. Guest speaker was Sandy Anthony of Down Memory Lane, who presented a program of floral arranging an...