Wrestling with fear factor of fighting: Contest sheds light on training that can be lifesaving

FORT BLISS -- The best "combat athletes" Fort Bliss has to offer will take to the mats tonight in the final rounds of the post's Modern Army Combatives Championship.

Extreme improvement

MARTINSBURG - It's an extreme improvement to some formerly unused space.

PAL donates building to YWCA

After 19 years of service, the Police Athletic League is adjusting to lean economic times. As funding continues to shrink and the city budget tightens, PAL has decided to donate its building at 138 Lamar Ave. to the YWCA of Paris and Lamar County.

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Partyka eyes election prize

Paul Partyka is a familiar figure on the Cross Seminole Trail, and that's not only because of his devotion to personal fitness. He also cuts a memorable image because he rides a Trikke, a three-wheeled scooter that uses the body's power to ...