Friday evening, May 20, the Tamaqua Historical Society will present 'A Salute to Schuylkill County Ethnic and Cultural Heritage' from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Tamaqua Gallery located at 114 West Broad Stree...
(Editor's note: The following is a statement received from the Lehighton Area Education Association. It is critical of statements of the school district superintendent as well as some financial practi...
Alicia Silliman opened the May 2 meeting of the Palmerton Lions Club by telling how important volunteers are. The meeting was held at the Fireline Hotel, and before the evening was over the owners, Ja...
Parryville United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Main and Chestnut streets in Parryville, will host a free community luncheon from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 28.
All are welc...
The Colonial League and Mountain Valley Conference have postponed their baseball semifinal playoffs that were scheduled for today.
Both leagues will now play their semifinals on Wednesday with the tim...
Necessity is the "Mother of Invention" and school districts throughout the Commonwealth are getting as inventive as possible to deal with projected shortfalls to their budgets, caused by reductions in...
Two winners of the Jim Thorpe American Legion Post 304, 2011 Essay Contest were presented with plaques recognizing their achievements. The theme of their essays was "the Pros and Cons of Offshore Oil ...
Schuylkill County District Attorney James P. Goodman, Tamaqua and Rush Township police officers, and officers from other police departments held the "Shield 7" program for Tamaqua and St. Jerome Regio...
A Carbon County judge heard legal argument Monday on an appeal filed in a Right to Know case involving the county commissioners and a county resident.
Judge Steven R. Serfass heard argument on the app...
Clients and employees at the Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care Center in Tamaqua enjoy some fresh air. Facilities director Philip Koles stated the clients love the fresh air and chatting with people as they...