U S obesity rates reach new national high
A State of Obesity report shows one in three Americans may be obese with nine states above 35 percent. Local experts cite education gaps, cooking habits, and access to healthy foods as factors in CSRA obesity and rising diabetes and hypertension.
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Catherine Toomer
Alkien
Toomer
Aiken
Trust For America’s Health
South Carolina
Falmett
America
Csra American Heart Association
CSRA
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Blessing of Animals at St Augustine Episcopal Church
St Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church on Silver Bluff Road held a Blessing of the Animals service featuring Katy the blind Bichon Frise and a 20-year-old farmer pony named Braster. Katy’s owners Don and Heather described her progress with an inherited disease while Rev. Danial Wagner led the outdoor blessing amid prayers for good care.
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St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
Silver Bluff Road
Don
He Fox
Heather
Danial ‘Wagner
Francis of
Braster
Tina Adinolfi
Dede Bles
Daniel Wagner
Dearie
Gil Lee
Aiken
North Augusta to end blue bag recycling program in 2026
North Augusta plans to end the blue bag recycling program at the start of 2026 to cut costs. City officials say single stream processing will continue, with a $55,000 annual deficit from blue bag recycling. City Administrator Todd Glover and other officials outlined the plan at an August session.
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North Augusta
Dejuan Bell
Todd Glover
Timrsday
Glover
Citys Public Works
James Sutton
Camomile Hayes
City Council
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