The first day for political candidates to file nominating petitions to have their names on the ballot for the Primary Election on May 17 is Tuesday, Feb. 15, with a number of candidates already announ...
Tamaqua
The Tamaqua Area Athletic Department has announced ticket sales for the Schuylkill League girls basketball semifinals which will be held Wednesday at Martz Hall. Tamaqua will play Pottsville N...
Jennifer Lynne Wood, a freshman at Wilkes University majoring in psychology, has been named to the Dean's List with a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester. Wood, a 2010 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, ...
Driving under the influence (DUI) charges took up most of the docket last week in the court of District Judge Stephen Bayer, Tamaqua. One defendant failed to show for his preliminary hearing, with the...
Jim and Jan Everett, owners of Country Junction in Forest Inn, got their most memorable Valentine on Friday.
That's when employees honored them at a luncheon for the first anniversary of the reopening...
Dear Editor:
I attended the regular monthly meeting of Borough Council held in Memorial Hall, Jim Thorpe on Jan. 13, 2011. Comment concerning procedural order of an agenda item was made by a borough r...
A Northampton County dwelling was extensively damaged in an early morning fire Sunday along SR248. The fire was reported at 4555 Lehigh Drive at 6:30 a.m. with heavy fire and smoke shooting from the t...
Class reunion planning
A meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Terpestras (Gerbers), for anyone who graduated in the following classes from Jim Thorpe High School: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and...
A vehicle was damaged when a large chunk of ice fell off a passing vehicle and struck its front windshield Thursday, Feb 10, in Schuylkill County.
The incident occurred at around 8:25 a.m. along SR61 ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Schuylkill) would like to remind motorists to call 1 (800) FIX-ROAD (1 (800) 349-7623) to report the location of...