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2 hours ago
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Community invited to share positive messages at future CASA office site
The community is invited to take part in a special event this weekend to support CASA for Hunt County, an organization dedicated to advocating for children in foster care. The public is encouraged to visit the future site of the organization's permanent home to write blessings, hopes or kind thoughts on the building's wooden framework before the walls go up. The event will take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon and again on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at 2701 Washington St. in Greenville. Attendees can bring a favorite pen or marker to leave a message, though supplies will also be available on site. Messages can include prayers, quotes or any words of encouragement for CASA staff, board members, volunteer advocates and the children they serve. CASA volunteers work to ensure children in foster care find safe, permanent homes. The new office space will help the nonprofit continue and expand its mission in Hunt County. For more information, email casa@
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Baylor football player Alex Foster's cause of death revealed
The cause of death for 18-year-old Baylor football player Alex Foster has been revealed after his sudden passing earlier this week. According to the Washington County (Mississippi) coroner's office, Foster died from multiple gunshot wounds after he was found in a car in his hometown. Greenville, Mississippi police confirmed to the Clarion-Ledger that officers responded to a report of multiple shots fired around 12:11am on Wednesday. MORE TO FOLLOW.
Yahoo
19 hours ago
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How to reduce the risk of food allergies: Here's what to know
Read part one of our conversation with Cinthia Scott about how and when to start solid foods here. Related: Upstate Parent: Start early, start small – exposing babies to common allergens and a long list of foods in their first year has plenty of benefits, but reducing the risk of food allergies might top them all. Cinthia Scott, a pediatric registered dietitian and lactation consultant, is one of the authors of 'Baby Leads the Way: An Evidence-Based Guide to Introducing Solid Foods' and she is part of the team behind 101 Before One, an evidence-based, baby-led weaning program. One important reason to introduce a wide variety of foods in baby's first year is to expose them to foods that commonly cause food allergy – early exposure, starting between 4-6 months of age lowers their risk of developing food allergy, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and its Kids with Food Allergies program. May is Food Allergy Awareness Month. Here's what to know to help your baby get a good start with allergy-friendly eating. Scott said parents can make it an adventure and possibly even broaden their own range of foods. 'Maybe using peanut butter or tahini or something that we wouldn't necessarily consume on a daily basis, but is a good way of exposing them to top nine allergens – one meal a week, we're going to try a new dish that has a top nine allergen in it, not only for flavor and texture exposure, but also to help prevent food allergies for our kid. That is a really good way of looking at it,' Scott said. If the parent has a serious food allergy, that needs to be factored in as their child is offered new foods, so that exposure can still happen but the parent can stay safe. Scott said the best practice is to have the non-allergic parent or another person feed the allergens in a safe space away from the allergic parent, following guidance from the child's pediatrician. 'We do have adults with pretty severe food allergies, and that might be a case where we do need to talk to the pediatrician and say, 'Hey, I as the parent have a really bad food allergy. What are your recommendations from our specific case?' I know some where the grandparents will take the child to their house and they'll expose them over there,' Scott said. Timing matters: 'We always say is that we want you to introduce it in the morning time, so that if there is a reaction, that we have plenty of time to see it and get them the appropriate care, and that we're not giving a food allergen right before bed or a nap time.' Start small: 'We're just giving them a tiny amount, and then we're building up, as we see they tolerate it.' Talk to your pediatrician: 'If there are a lot of food allergies in the family, talk to your pediatrician about it, because they might even recommend you come in and you can introduce some with their observation. We don't want it to be stressful, and so whatever we can do to make it a less stressful situation, we highly recommend.' Milk Egg Peanut Tree nut (for example, almonds, walnut, pecans, cashews, pistachios) Fish (for example, bass, flounder, cod) Shellfish (for example, crab, shrimp, scallop, clams) Wheat Soy Sesame (Source: Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and Kids with Food Allergies, 'Baby Leads the Way: An Evidence-Based Guide to Introducing Solid Foods' by Krupa Playforth, Cinthia Scott, Manisha Relan, Catherine Callahan and Julie Laux is published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Learn more at Learn more about 101 Before One at Learn more about food allergies, get recipes and more at Register now for Upstate summer reading programs How and when to start solid foods: Here's what to know How to (subtly) kick your almost-grown kid out of the house New products for summer fun and more Weekly events: Oh summer, we've missed you Bonus Books: A head start on summer reading This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Reducing the risk of food allergies
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a day ago
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Drive pound Jersey Shore
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The one-two punch of Red Sox Top Prospects was dominate, No. 3 prospect Franklin Arias had four hits and No. 21 prospect Nelly Taylor drove in three runs, and the Greenville Drive used a five-run sixth inning to pull away from the Jersey Shore BlueClaws in a 10-4 win Thursday night at Fluor Field. Greenville (22-25) pounded out 14 hits — including home runs from Taylor and Andy Lugo — and capitalized on a pair of Jersey Shore errors to snap a two-game skid. Arias finished 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Taylor went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo homer. The Drive jumped ahead early when Taylor launched his fourth home run of the season in the first inning off Blueclaws starter Aaron Combs (0-3), then opened things up in the second. After a Brooks Brannon double and a Justin Riemer single, Lugo delivered the big blow — a three-run homer to left, putting Greenville up 4-0. Jersey Shore (17-29) clawed back with a run in the third on Dylan Campbell's RBI single and got within 5-3 in the sixth when Bryson Ware belted a two-run homer off Darvin Garcia (1-2), who earned the win in relief despite a shaky outing. Greenville responded emphatically in the bottom of the frame. Brannon tripled in Miguel Bleis, then scored on a fielder's choice. Arias added an RBI single before Taylor ripped a two-run double to left-center, extending the lead to 10-3 and effectively sealing the win. Garcia allowed three runs on three hits over 2 2/3 innings in relief of starter Payton Tolle, who scattered five hits and one run over 4 1/3 innings. Matt McShane tossed two scoreless innings to close it out. Ware led the Blueclaws at the plate with a home run and two RBIs. Catcher Kehden Hettiger added three hits, including a double, and scored once. The Drive showed aggression on the bases but were caught stealing twice in the first two innings. Still, their offensive outburst was enough to overcome those missed opportunities and a pair of errors by third baseman Antonio Anderson. Combs was tagged for five runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Greenville then jumped on reliever Brandon Beckel for five more runs — just one earned — in the sixth. Only six of Greenville's 10 runs were earned as Jersey Shore's defense faltered late. With the win, Greenville improved to 13-11 at home and continued to climb toward .500. The Drive sit 3 1/2 games out of first place in the South Division and look to narrow the gap tomorrow. The two teams continue their six-game series with a Friday doubleheader at Fluor Field with game one scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
National Post
2 days ago
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- National Post
Baylor football player Alex Foster dies from gunfire as city issues curfew over spate of violence
Baylor defensive lineman Alex Foster died early Wednesday after he was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car in his Mississippi hometown, the Washington County coroner's office confirmed to The Associated Press. He was 18. Article content Article content The shooting was part of a 'surge in violent crimes' that Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons said in an address threaten the community. Simmons said the city issued a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. to curb the violence, which has included multiple shootings and 'senseless killings.' Article content The Mississippi Clarion Ledger first reported Foster as being the victim of a shooting in Greenville after Baylor announced without a cause that Foster had died. Article content Greenville Police spokeswoman Major Misty Mew told the AP _ without disclosing the name of the victim — that officers were called to reports of a shooting in a residential/commercial area of the city shortly after midnight. Police discovered a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a car. Article content He was taken to a hospital and died about 30 to 40 minutes later, Mew said. No arrests have been made and police are seeking information connected with the shooting. Article content 'We are heartbroken by the unexpected loss of Alex Foster, a beloved member of our football family,' Baylor coach Dave Aranda and athletic director Mack Rhoades said in a joint statement. 'Our immediate focus is on supporting Alex's family and his teammates through this devastating loss. Alex's memory will forever be part of our hearts and this program.' Article content Article content Foster took part in spring practices and was entering his freshman season after redshirting last year. Article content Aranda posted a separate message in referring to Foster making a 'long-lasting impact on all of us,' and adding, 'Our hearts are broken, and our prayers are with his family, friends and all those who loved him so deeply.' Article content Listed at 6-foot-5 and 292 pounds, Foster was rated by 247Sports as being among Mississippi's top-20 prospects and 69th defensive lineman in the nation coming out of St. Joseph High School in Madison. Article content Simmons said all nightclubs and late-night establishments in the city must cease operations at midnight as part of the curfew, with a special emphasis being placed on 'juvenile safety and parental accountability.' Article content
