Carbon County property transfers
Deeds recorded East Penn Township David J. Hauser to David B. Mack, 530 W. Sunset Road, Lehighton, property at 530 W. Sunset Road, $2,000. David B. Mack to David B. Mack, 530 W. Sunset Road, Lehighton,...
View ArticleNine defendants ordered to serve prison terms
Nine defendants lost their freedom when Senior Judge D. Michael Stine and Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin revoked their probations and paroles after hearings in the Schuylkill County Court and remanded them...
View ArticlePanther Valley Elementary wrestlers bring home awards
The Panther Valley Elementary wrestling team came home from the Upper Dauphin Tournament with a number of individual awards. In addition to the individual accomplishments, the Panthers finished third...
View ArticlePolice are probing attempted break-in
State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks are investigating an attempted burglary that happened between 8 p.m. Dec. 24 and 8 a.m. Dec. 26 at a home in Cressona. Police said the owners of the home...
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Mortgage foreclosures The following actions were filed as mortgage foreclosures for alleged defaults on loans: read more
View ArticleAnnual ball drop all set for Little Gap
Ring out the old year, bring in the new. What better place to do so than at the ninth annual New Year's Eve Gala and Ball Drop in Little Gap Square at the Covered Bridge Inn? The festivities will get...
View ArticleARD probabtions revoked for five by Schuylkill judge
The ARD (Accelerated Rehabilative Disposition) Program is a probation program offered by the district attorney's office only to first offenders who committed non-violent crimes to allow them to serve a...
View ArticlePMRP take man into custody
Pocono Mountain Regional Police report they took Thomas G. Dreyfus, 20, of Baltimore, Md., into custody on Dec. 21 after police learned that he was residing in the Poconos while being wanted in...
View ArticleOn this date
A legal battle has developed over money and property left by the late Tommy Dorsey. The entire estate has been estimated at three-quarters of a million dollars. He left no will. His wife, Jane, who was...
View ArticleSherkness is still 'Queen of Court'
For Marykate Sherkness, her supporting cast couldn't have been any different. Yet, the end result proved to be exactly the same. For the second straight season, Sherkness continued her reign as "Queen...
View ArticleGraduates from Penn State University
Ryan Price, son of Jody and Lisa Price of Coaldale, graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in Accounting with a minor in Economics. Commencement exercises were held on Dec. 17....
View ArticleCash is stolen from Schuylkill site
State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks are investigating the theft of $2,000 in cash from a site in Pine Grove Township. The victim is Thomas I. Wolfe of Pine Grove. He told police someone...
View ArticleLady 'Dawgs to defend tourney title
The Northern Lehigh girls basketball team has enjoyed immense success in recent years at the annual Lady Indians Holiday Classic. In fact, it has been able to capture the Classic the last three...
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December 27, 1991 Panther Valley, coached by Tony Antinozzi, rallies in the second half to down Blue Mountain, 58-51, in the Tamaqua Raider Holiday Classic. John Terray collects two baskets during a...
View ArticlePottsville juvenile throws milk at vendor
A 17-year-old boy from Pottsville was arrested by state police at the Frackville barracks after he threw chocolate milk at the owner of a Cellular One stand on Dec. 23 at 8:30 p.m. at the Schuylkill...
View ArticleCarbon property transfers recorded
The following transactions were recently recorded in Carbon County: Deeds recorded Banks Township Miroslaw Mazur to Yvonne Kapes, 31 E. Oak St., Tresckow, property at 55 Maple St., $1. East Penn...
View ArticlePanthers fall in overtime
The Panther Valley girls took Shenandoah Valley to the wire before falling in overtime on Monday night. With nine seconds left, Ali Semanchick hit a open shot from underneath to lift Shenandoah Valley...
View ArticleOlympians get OT win over Bombers
The Jim Thorpe girls' basketball team simply had enough. The Olympians were tired of watching Palmerton walk away with a victory every time they faced each another in the Lady Indian Holiday Classic....
View ArticleChristmas fire damages Penn Forest home
A fast-moving fire extensively damaged a Carbon County home Christmas day. The fire was first reported at 2 p.m. when reports of flames shooting from a home at 618 Old Stage Road in Towamensing Trails,...
View ArticleWhitewater riders on a 38-year adventure
(Note: This is the third of a four-part series on the history of Lehigh Whitewater). With the Lehigh River recovering from 150 years of environmental damage, the construction of the F.E. Walter Dam,...
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