An American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be held in Tamaqua on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The bloodmobile will be held from 1-6 p.m., in the social hall of St. John United Church of Christ, Pine and Biddle Str...
Public input is being sought by the Pennsylvania Game Commission on a draft beaver management plan, which can be reviewed on the agency's website at
www.pgc.state.pa.us by clicking on the "Draft ...
The Borough of Bowmanstown, which claims it cannot support a police force of its own, is requesting the Carbon County Board of Commissioners to conduct a feasibility study on the merits of a countywid...
Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Schuylkill) wants residents to know state and federal income tax forms will be available in his district office at 237 W. Broad Street in Tamaqua.
"Several constituents hav...
After a year of planning and preparation the Penn-Kidder Ministerium After-School Program is almost ready to open its doors.
What started out as an assessment of the community's needs in the spring of...
Tonight, President Barack Obama will give the annual State of the Union address. It's one of the most important speeches of the year for any president.
The president will likely try to assure the Amer...
State Police at Fern Ridge have proven that some of the crime-solving tactics seen on the TV programs "CSI" and "SVU" are not far-fetched.
The police recovered DNA evidence from a Newport cigarette bu...
Emmett P. McCall, 1 W. Abbott St., Lansford, has announced his candidacy for re-election to his fourth four-year term of office as the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds. He is seeking the Democratic Par...
Detective/Sergeant Bill Kissner, a resident of Franklin Township, has announced his candidacy for Magisterial District Judge in Palmerton in the May 17 Primary Election. Kissner will cross file on bot...
Marian, Northern Lehigh, Palmerton, Pleasant Valley, Tamaqua and Jim Thorpe all came away as winners in girls basketball on Tuesday night, while the local boys teams didn't fair out as well.
GIRLS BAS...