Weissport NewsLocal news for Weissport, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Redneck Festival Coming to Carbon County- May 30, 2008 A Carbon County town is embracing all things...redneck. Officials in Weissport are planning a Redneck Festival for later this summer.http://www.topix.net/city/weissport-pa/2008/05/redneck-festival-coming-to-carbon-county?fr... Weissport Police: Woman Pointed Gun At Man Breaking Up Fight- May 28, 2008 A Lehighton woman was sent to Carbon County Prison after she pointed a pistol at a man who tried to break up a fight between her and an ex-boyfriend, state police from the Lehighton barracks said.http://www.topix.net/city/weissport-pa/2008/05/weissport-police-woman-pointed-gun-at-man-b... Seeking fiscal discipline, Panther Valley board eyes cuts- May 26, 2008 Panther Valley School Board, trying to find $740,000 to balance its proposed 2008-09 budget, is looking at cutting two positions, a disciplinarian and a crossing guard, and forgoing new computers.http://www.topix.net/city/weissport-pa/2008/05/seeking-fiscal-discipline-panther-valley-bo... You might be a redneck if you're at this fest- May 24, 2008 Weissport will celebrate the down-home and the dirty on Labor Day weekend.While some may view the term 'redneck' as a stereotype for crude and uneducated, a group of Weissport civic and business leaders think it's the perfect theme to celebrate the working class.So they're organizing what they hope will be the small Carbon County borough's annual celebrations of the rural and unsophisticated life.Organizers of the inaugural Redneck Festival envision races through the tiny Carbon County borough..http://www.topix.net/city/weissport-pa/2008/05/you-might-be-a-redneck-if-youre-at-this-fes... Redneck Fest planners envision Carbon County celebration- May 22, 2008 Some may consider the term "redneck" a stereotype for crude and uneducated, but a small borough in Carbon County plans to make it the basis of a celebration.http://www.topix.net/city/weissport-pa/2008/05/redneck-fest-planners-envision-carbon-count... Lehighton festival canceled- May 21, 2008 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 ...http://www.topix.net/city/weissport-pa/2008/05/lehighton-festival-canceled?fromrss=1 |