Redneck Festival Coming to Carbon County
A Carbon County town is embracing all things...redneck. Officials in Weissport are planning a Redneck Festival for later this summer.
Ex-Weissport mayor sentenced in drug ring
The former mayor of a small Carbon County borough was sentenced Friday to the 5A...'' months he has served in prison plus two yearsA ' probation for his role in a ring authorities said brought drugs from New York City to be sold in the area.Guy Frehulfer, 53, who was WeissportA 's mayor from August 2004 until he resigned in January 2005 and served several terms on Borough Council, pleaded guilty almost two years ago to a felony count of unlawfully using a controlled substance while possessing a firearm.
Head-on crash leaves two people 'critical'
Two people were in critical condition Wednesday night after a crash involving a car and a sport utility vehicle on a Lehighton road Tuesday night sent four people to area hospitals, officials said.
Audit: District overpaid firms $102,000
Two out-of-district placement providers owe Panther Valley School District more than $100,000 as the result of overbilling, officials revealed Thursday. via The Morning Call
Lehighton festival canceled
The Greater Lehighton Festival, which has raised up to $6,000 annually for playground equipment and municipal pool repairs, as well as given service organizations an opportunity for fundraising, will not be ...
No resolution today in fatal crash case
Danielle E. McCormick, who has admitted she nodded off while driving and slammed her car head-on into a truck, killing one of her passengers, showed up in Northampton County Court this morning expecting to be ... via The Morning Call