Due to last week's inclement weather, St. John's Lutheran Church, South Ave., will continue to have the nativity display available to the public. The doors of the church will be open from noon to 5 p....
Students of Alicia Murphy's class at Tamaqua Elementary School decorated the Christmas tree at the Home in Tamaqua, Inc. personal care home, 237 E. Broad Street, Tamaqua on Dec. 17. The students also ...
A settlement in a civil action lawsuit filed by Carbon County against Southwest Airlines has been reached.
The Carbon County Retirement Board announced the settlement during Thursday's monthly meeting...
Dear Editor:
We want to thank everyone who came out to Tractor Supply Company in Lehighton on Saturday to help make Pet Photos with Santa a wonderful success. This will greatly benefit Amazing Grace S...
It's been a tough year for everyone. With the latest news on unemployment (still around 10 percent) and our economy trying to right itself, it's easy to catch a case of the "Bah, humbugs" this holiday...
A vacant seat on Palmerton Borough Council has been filled by a councilman who last month lost out on his bid for re-election.
Council on a 6-0 vote, with one abstention, agreed on Thursday to appoint...
The best money I spent all year was the $1.25 I spent on a tip table that lists the various tip amounts for totals at restaurants, and it fits nicely into my wallet to boot. It saves me more time and ...
"Invictus" means "unconquered." The poem of that name, by 19th century Scotsman William Ernest Hensley, is said to be Nelson Mandela's favorite. As the title of Clint Eastwood's new film, which opened...
By jim zbick
jzbick@tnonline.comTo help readers get into the spirit of Christmas, the Tamaqua Courier ran a number of feel-good stories in 1909.The first, published 11 days before Christmas and titled...
S eems as though these holidays get
E ver closer and closer year by year.A s we age, time seems to speed up andS ends us mixed messages -O f "lots of time" and alsoN ot enough time" to do all we wish....