A century ago, in 1912, King Gustav V of Sweden awarded Olympic gold medals to Jim Thorpe and proclaimed, "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world."
As winner of the decathlon and pentathlon, ...
One person was injured Friday morning when involved in a crash in the Liberty's section of Jim Thorpe. The crash occurred about 10:30 a.m. as the driver was traveling east on Liberty road just west of...
By RON GOWER
rgower@tnonline.comAt one time, virtually every newspaper ran obituaries for free. Rising newsprint costs and the use of integrated technology which allows obits to be displayed on common...
By BOB URBAN
rurban@tnonline.comLife is evolving so quickly, with the technology changing almost daily. But did you ever step back and think about how low you have actually been on this earth, and the...
By Cal Thomas
Tribune Media ServicePresident Obama's decision in 2010 to cut NASA's budget and abandon the Constellation program, established by the Bush administration, which was charged with returni...
The Summit Hill Community Center has a new name.
It will now be called the "Hilltop Community Center."The new name was determined by the Summit Hill Community Improvement Organization (SHCIO) and then...
Members of the Carbon County Bar Association recently presented a donation in the amount of $3,000 to the Palmerton Area Library. From left are attorney David Shulman, chancellor of the Bar Associatio...
East Penn Township supervisors elected a new chairman during their annual reorganization meeting.
Dean Kercsmar will head the board, replacing Herb Truhe in the position.Other supervisors, besides Ker...
Officials look over an engineering map showing new traffic lights during an informal meeting held at the office of State Representative Jerry Knowles, seated. Looking over details are, l-r, Dave Matts...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The state auditor general says the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has seen its long-term debt more than double since state lawmakers approved legislation requiring the commiss...