A Carmichaels man faces aggravated assault charges after he was accused of kicking a police officer while being treated in the emergency room. Branden Holbert, 32, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. According to the criminal complaint, Holbert was in the UPMC ...
Cars, trucks, marching bands and floats all paid homage to the area’s coal mining heritage at Saturday’s annual King Coal Parade in Carmichaels. It was the close of the 70th annual King Coal Festival, which began the Saturday before and continued throughout the week with baby contests, a ...
Three Greene County school districts will investigate whether it makes sense to combine their transportation resources. The Central Greene School District Board of Education voted Tuesday night to put out a request for proposals for a joint transportation agreement with Jefferson-Morgan School ...
Teachers from the Carmichaels Area School District’s union voted unanimously Monday to allow its negotiating team to authorize a strike. The 66-0 vote came immediately after members of the Carmichaels Area Education Association overwhelmingly voted down a tentative agreement with the ...
On a sunny 90-degree day, the grounds behind the Carmichaels & Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Department station were shrouded in a fine mist Sunday. The reason: the Battle of the Barrel, back at the King Coal Show for the second year after a lengthy absence. Teams from departments in ...
Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual festival, which runs from Aug. 16-23. “Our area was built on the backs of coal miners,” ...
