First an update from Shelton, Connecticut. Due to overwhelming support from America for the reversal of the overly harsh and in some opinions arbitrary rule that was going to keep James Tate and his t...
Firefighters from Citizens Fire Company Unit 2 as well as other Schuylkill and Carbon County firefighters responded to a structure fire that started around 5 p.m. Friday evening at the home of Anne an...
This twelve-foot bear is getting a facelift and when it's finished, it might just be the largest, most handsome bear in the area.
The oversized creature is located in the side yard of a residence alon...
The Carbon County Democrats for Change (CCDC) will be holding their last meeting before the summer break on Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Inn at Jim Thorpe, located at 24 Broadway. The Democratic c...
Announcing a $204,000 Safe Routes to Schools grant for Rush Township, are left to right: Gary Bender, grant writer, Schuylkill County Office of Economic Development; Dominic Yanuzzi, Alfred Benesch & ...
By JIM ZBICK
JZBICK@TNONLINE.COMIN 1911 ALVA ERSKINE BELMONT, A PROMINENT MULTI-MILLIONAIRE AMERICAN SOCIALITE AND A MAJOR FIGURE IN WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENTS, HAD A VISION TO CREATE A FARM WHERE GIR...
The other day when I was driving toward town, I had the misfortune of following a garbage truck. The road was narrow and I could not pass. So, my mind started to think about what I call, "The Law of t...
American Legion Post 304, Jim Thorpe, is hosting the annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30. The parade will start at 10 a.m. at the World War I Monument.
The parade will start from Memorial Par...
Student interest in Dual Enrollment, a partnership between the Palmerton School District and Lehigh-Carbon Community College that allows students to take courses while still in high school, remains at...
The last thing I want to do is upset the readers of this column.
But in case you haven't heard or read about it, today is Doomsday.Yep! At 6 p.m. today the world's going to end. We're finished, gone.S...