For fellow Schuylkill Countians: An ABA parade is set for this year
This is great news… For fellow Schuylkill Countians: An ABA parade is set for this year
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I took this photo today as i drove by my long gone high school.. With another cold winter ending, the rebirth of spring beginning, Cardinal Brennan sits there vacant.. On a hill in Fountain Springs, PA.. My alma mater now has simply become a relic.. A closed down school in the distance. Memories are fading.. … Read more
This is the kind of sunset that says winter is almost over
A pretty rough morning in the coal region
A little piece of news from the homefront .. Shenandoah had a very rough morning today as a fire ripped through several homes, injuring and forever damaging people’s lives.. It happened on West Coal Street in Shenandoah, PA. The fire broke out at 330am … no one was killed, but there were injuries. Multiple buildings … Read moreA pretty rough morning in the coal region
The ties that bind you.. or trap you..
The coal region of Pennsylvania was a quaint little place since I can remember.. I was born and raised (for a bit) in Centralia PA, with a mine fire burning hot under my feet.. My family moved to a nearby town.. my heart and soul has been in this place for a long time. But … Read moreThe ties that bind you.. or trap you..
The flu is spreading.. Some are filling up on pills or racing for the vaccine. We here in Schuylkill county PA take a different approach. Friends neighbors and coworkers share boilo this time of year. And thanks to wonderful coworkers at my wife’s job, warm apple pie boilo is bringing soothing relief to sore throats … Read more
So my local Walmart had a mobile meth lab in the parking lot.. Merry Christmas.
Pretty big day in the Skook, even with it being Christmas.. It may be everyday that a meth lab in some town gets found, but not a mobile one. A meth lab on wheels.. Turns out that the owner of the vehicle was from Berks County. So Schuylkillians are in the clear on this one. … Read moreSo my local Walmart had a mobile meth lab in the parking lot.. Merry Christmas.
This is Girardville, Pennsylvania, tonight. The Jiffy Mart has stood for decades. And now it’s burning to the ground.. those who live in the coal region or who did live in it will know this is a pretty big deal. This is a huge chunk of history in a small mining town vanishing before firefighters’ … Read more
This site so many times focuses on the world, and many times the universe, but neglects the news of my locality. The name is “coal speaker” for a reason.. this is based out of the deep dark mines of Pennsylvania. And today, those deep dark mines had a tragedy. Four people, three of them children–and … Read more
This is Walmart in Pottsville, PA.. Black Friday.. Same images from all over the bankrupt America. If you’re going shopping, you may want to pack a lunch..