mrandolphadvance@gmail.com During the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 2, the Lyons City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance that will create an open container district in the downtown area of the city. This ordinance was first proposed during the August meeting of the council, when the first reading of the leg- continued from page islation was completed. This ne...

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com A gang member was sentenced to prison in the Montgomery County Superior Court on Tuesday, September 2. Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Sarah Wall sentenced Ta’Lawrence Terraine Vickers, 39, of Atlanta – a.k.a. “Saga” – to serve 10 years in prison and 10 years on probation for violation of the Street Gang Prevention and Terrorism Act du...