The Panther Valley Library, which in 2003 brought new life to the former Lansford United Methodist Church, is now struggling for its own life.
The library, housed in the former red brick church at 117...
Chairman William Ravert opened the Aug. 31 meeting of Bowmanstown Borough Council by reading a statement on behalf of the residents and council.
The statement was from Judge Roger Nanovic concerning D...
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials expect more than 2.1 million vehicles will travel the Turnpike during the four-day Labor Day weekend, a slight increase over last year's count of 2.05 million cars and ...
Lehighton Area School District recently announced support from Verizon's "Check Into Literacy" program. The school received a grant in the amount of $5,000, to be split between Lehighton Area Middle S...
Christ Lutheran Church, Penn Forest, Jim Thorpe, has changed the time of service beginning Sept. 5. Sunday School will be held at 8:15 a.m., Service of the Spoken Word; Sunday School will begin at 9 a...
At the 82nd Smith Family Reunion on July 25, 2010, the Rev. Sterling A. Schnell, left, resigned as president of the Smith Family Reunion for the last 14 years. Ervin Schnell, right, also resigned. He ...
9-11 service
The Tamaqua South Ward Playground will once again sponsor a 9-11 Community Remembrance Service, honoring those lost that fateful day, the military personnel who protect our freedom, and t...
Nancy Derewiany, 17, of Palmerton, was crowned Miss Carbon County 1962 at the Carbon County Fair in Lehighton. Her selection was approved amid the roar of 2,000 spectators who witnessed the pageant. T...
A Tamaqua woman died following a one-car accident Thursday morning in which the vehicle she was driving struck a garage.
Margaret J. Doughty, 82, of the Tamaqua Hi-Rise, was pronounced dead in the Leh...
A Tamaqua man has been cited after an alleged confrontation with his ex-girfriend Thursday morning.
Officers were dispatched to 398 W. Cottage Ave. at 12:32 a.m. to deal with a male who had reportedly...