Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed on Saturday, May 29, and Monday, Ma...
May 26, 1951 Lehighton's Lamont Smith captures a gold medal in the state track and field meet at Penn State by winning the mile. Competing in Class A, Smith betters the district mark (4:35.2) he set a...
It's not always spectacularity that makes the difference in a sporting contest. Sometimes just good, solid playing is all that's needed.
The Marian Fillies showed consistency in fielding and produced ...
A Schuylkill County man, who had a criminal background involving violence, stole two vehicles including a pickup truck, which he used to ram into a police cruiser "repeatedly," and nearly ran down pol...
Northern Lehigh School District
School will be in session in the Northern Lehigh School District on Friday, May 28, as a snow make up day.The last elementary student day has been changed to Friday, Ju...
For most coaches, it's a bad thing when the other team scores first.
But with Lehighton's Brian Polaha, trailing early is actually a blessing in disguise.In Tuesday's District 11 Class AAA quarterfina...
VFW
Joint Installation of Officers of Nesquehoning Memorial VFW Post 8008 will be held on Friday, May 28, beginning at 7 p.m. All post and auxiliary officers should be present by 6:30 p.m. for picture...
The Jim Thorpe Royals won a pair of games in recent action.
CARBON COUNTRY BABE RUTHOrioles-RoyalsEric Mason fired a two-hitter and struck out five to lead the Jim Thorpe Royals to a 10-0 victory over...
"Shrek Forever After" is very entertaining, with excellent 3-D animation and funny quips in the fourth, and purportedly final, installment in the "Shrek" series (2007, 2004, 2001).
DreamWorks Animatio...
On Saturday, May 15, the Pleasant Valley Intermediate School 7th grade band competed in their first ever adjudication at Southern Lehigh School District.
The band received a silver medal for excellenc...