The Tamaqua Area Athletic Department has added another ticket option for parents and fans of TAHS athletics.
Now being offered in addition to the other annual passes are individual adult and individua...
Carbon County Fair will hold a monthly board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at Franklin Elementary School, Fairyland Road, Franklin Township. In addition, the fair board will meet at 6:30 p.m. ...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In honor of this month, Judy Veron, postage coordinator in the Carbon County commissioners office and a breast cancer survivor, presented the board o...
There are still 88,000 people still missing from World War I to Vietnam wars.
Many Americans took the time to remember those who were prisoners of war (POW) and those who are missing in action (MIA), ...
State Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Lehigh/Northampton) announced more than $174,000 in grants for four local schools from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation's (PHEF) Nursing Education Grant Program...
A new fire station for Palmerton just become a lot more affordable.
Borough officials and members of the West End Fire Co. No. 2 gathered inside borough hall on Thursday to meet with Speaker of the Ho...
Municipal road in West Penn Township was closed Thursday evening when a tree fell across the roadway during heavy rains. Members of the West Penn Fire Company No. 1 responded to the scene just north o...
Owl Creek Halloween
The Owl Creek Reservoir Commission has set the dates for its annual Fall Foliage/Halloween Festival. This year's event will be held Oct. 23-24, beginning at noon each day.In additi...
Torrential rains and high winds generated by Tropical Storm Nicole pummeled the area on Thursday into Friday, bringing down trees, closing roads and flooding basements.
The downpour started early Thur...
Young members from the "A.D.D." band pose with Tamaqua Police Officer Matt Bynon, who is stricken with cancer, while volunteering their time to play at the recent Bikers 4 Bynon benefit held recently ...