Work is well under way on the replacement of the Catawissa Street bridge in Tuscarora. The work is being done by contractors with Clear Water Construction. The bridge is expected to be completed by su...
In what has become the norm rather than the exception, residents who live in Lower Towamensing Township will again see no increase in their property tax rates next year.
The township's board of superv...
Panther Valley head coach Tim Robb knew he had a young team coming into the 2011-12 season, so it's safe to say that the veteran coach's expectations were very realistic heading into their first coupl...
The Tamaqua Area School District will make changes to a few rural school bus runs but the net effect will not result in cost savings.
According to details reviewed at Tuesday's school board finance co...
Harriet Visnosky, a board member of Dream Come True, Blue Ridge Chapter, was inadvertently omitted from the news story about Breakfast With Santa held recently at Penn's Peak. The TIMES NEWS apologize...
Tamaqua's St. Jerome Regional School preschool, kindergarten and first grade studentsperformed in front of a well attended audience recently at their school as part of the Performing Arts Christmas Co...
Employees and customers of the Dollar General in Tamaqua helped provide many donations to the Schuylkill Carbon Marine Corps League's annual Toys For Tots drive, as well as provided many other items n...
Lehighton Area Middle School Art Seminar students will host an art sale on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 6-8 p.m. in the school gymnasium, in conjunction with the holiday music program.
It will be open durin...
A Carbon County jury panel, after deliberating for almost 10 hours over two days, convicted a Summit Hill man in 60 of 66 counts filed against him in connection with setting 16 brush fires in the spri...
At the Slatington Borough Council meeting Mayor Walter Niedermeyer made a proclamation presention to two Slatington residents who went above and beyond as citizens of the Northern Lehigh area.
Wayne S...