Lansford Borough Council plans to find out exactly how many reserved parking spaces for the handicapped there are in town and where they are.
Council president Bob Gaughan proposed the project at a pu...
The Tamaqua Area School District is offering inactivated injectable influenza vaccine (seasonal flu vaccine, not the swine flu vaccine) through the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
This vaccine is f...
Shepherd House
The Shepherd House Food Pantry at Ebenezer E. C. Church will be open on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Recipients must reside within the Jim Thorpe School District.The pantry i...
A Texas firm seeks to construct a coal-fired power plant in the western part of Schuylkill County, at an estimated cost of $1 billion. It would employ more than 1,000 workers to construct the plant an...
The scoring results from the13th Annual Land Of The Running Water Marching Band Adjudication Festival held Saturday Sept. 26, at Tamaqua have been announced.
The festival is sponsored annually by the ...
The Tamaqua Courier reported a number of bizarre stories during the dog days of summer in 1909.
One involved a tragic copycat incident inspired by a new craze sweeping the land - moving picture shows....
Dear Editor,
I do not have strong feelings for either party, Republican or Democrat. However, I think Representative Joe Wilson showed lack of respect for our President when he said " you lie" during ...
Communion Sunday
The Service of the Lord's Supper will take place during the 9 a.m. Morning Worship service on Sunday, Oct. 4, at First Congregational Church, Coaldale. Sunday School will follow at 10...
St. Matthew's UCC
There will be a Worldwide Communion service at St. Matthew's UCC in Kunkletown on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend.CondolencesSincere condolences to Chris Eckhart a...
A Lansford man was formally arraigned Thursday afternoon in Carbon County court on a charge of criminal homicide.
Ernest Troy Freeby, 34, appeared before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic for the proce...