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Martin Luther King, Jr. monument, park dedication on Saturday in Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A visual way to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. will be unveiled Saturday in Savannah.

A bronze monument and a park will officially be dedicated to Dr. King on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the Savannah riverfront at the Plant Riverside District.

The bust was approved by the King family and will be the first monument to honor the late Dr. King in the City of Savannah.

The sister-in-law of Dr. King, Dr. Naomi King will be at the unveiling at 2 p.m. and following that will be in attendance of a showing of a documentary Rev. A.D. King Brother to the Dreamer at the Savannah Civic Center. The event is open to the public but due to social distancing they can only have 100 people so you must pre-register.

State Representative Carl Gilliard will also be in attendance and encourages…


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‘If we don’t take action, it will continue’: Mayor weighs in on Terre Hill park vandalism | Community News

When: Terre Hill Borough Council meeting, Nov. 9.

What happened: Secretary/Treasurer Valerie Gregory reported criminal mischief at the Terre Hill Community Memorial Park. The October and November incidents involved a recycle bin being burned and melted to the concrete; toilet paper removed from a restroom, rolled out and burned in the parking lot; a soap dispenser in a restroom broken, spilling soap all over the floor; a pillar light with glass panels broken; smashed pumpkins; big rocks thrown and denting a large storage container. A video surveillance camera captured some of the vandalism and both teenage perpetrators have been identified.

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Arroyo Grande hosting public dedication, park renaming ceremony in honor of late police chief

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ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – The City of Arroyo Grande is hosting a public dedication and renaming ceremony on Saturday in honor of late Police Chief Beau D. Pryor.

Chief Pryor died the morning of April 21, 2021, at 50 years old.

He served as chief of the Arroyo Grande Police Department from 2017 until his retirement in mid-2020.

In light of his passing, AG City Council adopted a resolution to rename Police Tribute Park to “Chief Beau D. Pryor Memorial Park.”

The event will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Arroyo Grande Police Department

The city said Pryor left an indelible mark on the City of Arroyo Grande by providing leadership to the police department and demonstrating what it means to…


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