Memorial for Tommy Dunbar forms around baseball keepsake
Community honors Tommy Dunbar with a signed baseball and two statues symbolizing his bond with grandson Tyson Jr. Mae Carroll found the bookend and a carved boy statue after his death, inspiring a family tribute at the gravesite as friends recall his caring nature and school impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Jackson
Sally Tice
Tommy
Dunbar
Mae Carroll
Carroll
Aiken County
Mae
Denise Fleming
Tyson Jr
Rosa Dunbar
George Dunbar
Mark Dugar
Aiken High
London to Rio handover caps Olympic opening ceremony
The article recalls a London ceremony with Prince William Kate and Harry attending as 10,800 athletes entered united, performers including The Who Queen Spice Girls George Michael Muse Fatboy Slim Annie Lennox hoped. It notes a Brazil Rio 2016 flag handover tradition and officials speeches.
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Olympic Stadium
Who
Queen
Spice Girls
Prince William
Kate
Prince Harry
Jacques Rogge
International Olympic Committee
George Michael
Muse
Fatboy Slim
Annie Lennox
Queen Elizabeth II
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
London
Rio
Rogge
Sebastian Coe
Multiple burglaries and thefts reported across Aiken County
A sheriff's report details numerous incidents including a Clearmont Drive home burglary with TV and laptop stolen, a Circle K vehicle wallet theft on Columbia Highway, a Beech Island gun missing from a vehicle, Grace Hurst Road air compressor taken, a stolen golf cart on Hamilton Drive, Beech Island Hilltop Court property break in, Edna Street tools stolen, Callahan Terrace attempt on a trash container, Sparkleberry Lane home intrusion with firearms taken, Chalk Beach Road lawn mower theft, and the Aiken Recycling Center office break with damaged items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Clearmont Drive
Circle K
Columbia Highway
Beech Island
Lanier Road
Warrenville
Grace-Hurst Road
Hamilton Drive
Aiken
Augusta
Erty
Hilltop Court
Edna Street
Callahan Terrace
Sparkleberry Lane
Graniteville
Chalk Beach Road
Aiken County
Huber Clay Road
City Council Considers Three Logo Designs for City Seal
The council will review three logo concepts to replace the 1950s seal featuring a horse head golfers and an atomic progress symbol. Designs include a South Boundary trees rendering by Barry Doss and Marti Healy, a green “City of Aiken” with slogan, and an “Aiken” all caps with stem and magnolia. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at 214 Park Ave. S.W.
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Atomic Progress
Aiken
Barry Doss
Marti Healy
Council
Park Ave. S.W
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Tommy Dunbar
Dugar
Raphic
Stier
Walker Crosby
Mee
Allstate
Jace
Qubwmcatons
Avera Ste Fire and Casualty
Moan Northbrook
Aute
Pat Roberts
Aikensc.com
Mike Rearden
USDA
Fha
Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company
Aiken, SC
Masterautomotive.com
Russ Vernon
Rvernon
Terautomotive.com
WSI
Savannah River
Team Boots, Bridles & Britches
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
SRP Federal Credit Union
Habitat Supporters
First Citizens Bank
Aiken Discount Tire & Auto Service
Habitat Friends
Newberry Hall Screenprint Factory
Habitat
Habitat For Humanity
Center For Dentistry
Silver Bluff
Linda
Jean Smith
Shelby Smith
Carolyn Miller
Meals On Wheels
Pine Log Rd
Palmetto Nursery
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