The 4th Annual Cruise to the Music Festival to benefit the United Way of Carbon County (UWCC) was held under somewhat hot but beautiful clear blue sunny skies last Saturday at Memorial Park in Jim Tho...
With a method in their madness and sleep in their eyes, members of the Weissport Wildcats and the Union Hill Bears, soft ball teams, passed the 1130th inning mark at 3:30 p.m. today in their quest for...
"Bugs, Baboons, and Story Tunes" was presented by singer and guitarist/banjoist Tom Sieling at the ending celebration to the Palmerton Area Library's summer reading program. Sieling got the kids up, s...
The July 31st deadline came and went with the Phillies making an all-in splash by acquiring former Astros outfielder Hunter Pence.
As that date approached, John Mayberry sat relaxed in his locker awai...
Jessica Warnkin is the daughter of Lynette Eickhoff of Lehighton. The TIMES NEWS regrets the error. Jessica was named a TIMES NEWS carrier of the year in the Youth Category.
Golden Agers
The meeting of July 25 of the Panther Valley Golden Agers opened with a prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of God Bless America by the members.Names are still being taken for th...
A high school English teacher and an S.S. Palmer Elementary teacher have been restored to full-time work in the Palmerton Area School District.
The school board agreed to the measure on an 8-0 vote at...
At last night's meeting of Washington Township Supervisors, zoning officer Justin Yaich said he has been receiving complaints about speeding in Emerald. He asked for permission to have PennDOT do a sp...
Two 80-year-old women plan to testify against a Slatington man who allegedly tried to rape them.
The women will testify against their alleged attacker, John Anthony Vega on Aug. 23 in a videotaped hea...
After the most aggressive free agency in team history, there's a lot of hype surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles these days.
Terms like 'dream team' and 'Super Bowl favorites' have already been thrown...