It's virtually certain that Summit Hill residents will see a real estate tax increase in 2009, but it probably won't be by two mills as originally discussed.
At a budget meeting held Thursday night, t...
The fate of Weatherwood, the county-owned nursing home, will soon be discussed, officials said.
During the Carbon County Commissioners' meeting on Thursday, the board listened to a presentation by Jay...
Writer's network
The Black Diamond Writers' network will meet Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Tamaqua Public Library, 30 S. Railroad St. Guest speaker will be Rick Grant. His topic will be socia...
It's so important that we remember.
Last June 9, Pennsylvania State Police Troopers Joshua D. Miller suffered fatal wounds after an armed suspect fled the scene of a domestic dispute and led police on...
The two former owners of a Schuylkill County business have been indicted in a $136 million Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) fraud scheme. It is one of the largest DBE fraud schemes in U.S. Depa...
President William McCann of the sub-district, United Mine Workers, had an interview with T. D. Lewis, general superintendent of the Lehigh Navigation Coal Co., relative to operating all the collieries...
A Schuylkill County driver was seriously injured in a one vehicle crash that was reported about 6:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, along Bunting Street (SR209), in Branch Township.
State police at Schuylk...
Three Panther Valley School Board members have been removed as defendants from a recent suit that Carbon County filed against the school district.
During the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday,...
By MIKE HAINES
This is a fun time of year for playoff football teams. Not only do they get to play in big games in front of large crowds, but many teams get to travel to new and different venues.So fo...
The senior Anatomy and Physiology class at Marian High School recently participated in a telecasted autopsy from Ohio State University. The videoconference was made possible through COSI (Center of Sc...