The Mountain Valley Conference has chosen their football All Stars for the 2011 season. Four TIMES NEWS area players were selected to the MVC First team with most of the players earning multiple selec...
At a recent meeting of the Summit Hill Water Authority, the board conducted the following business items:
• Accepted and agreed to pay a bill to Carbon Engineering for $9,103.50 for professsional serv...
The first Carbon County candle lighting ceremony in 15 years in honor of Worldwide Children's Remembrance Day will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Zion United Church of Christ, Lehighton.
Worldwide Ch...
The four-day Spirit of Christmas celebration, sponsored by the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, kicks off Thursday evening with a Walking Tour.
Here is a schedule of the celebration activities.Thur...
Budget talks began last night in Summit Hill, but little progress was seen on determining the 2012 fiscal situation.
Council President Joseph Weber said another budget session is scheduled for next Tu...
Editor's note: This is the piece, written by Bridget McFadden, that was published in Teen Ink's October magazine.
Bright lights flicker on and off. Music is blaring from the speakers. A man's voice co...
Angel tree
The Tamaqua Salvation Army Angel Tree program is designed to make the Christmas season brighter for children in need. Angel Trees can be found at numerous businesses as well as the Salvatio...
Summit Hill
St. Paul LutheranThe Rev. Richard Hinkle, a retired pastor from Weatherly, will lead the worship service at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Summit Hill, on Sunday, Dec. 11.He will deliver the se...
Dozens of Tamaqua Area Middle School students entertained classmates and family members during the annual talent show held recently in the school district auditorium.
Some of the talent consisted of v...
Jim Thorpe police have arrested Charles H. Hemmen, 25, of Ambler, with a felony count of theft by unlawful taking or disposition as a result of an incident on July 24 in the borough where a motorcycle...