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The AdvanceONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia $$ May27,2020 9 955 5 www.theadvancenews.com mo. CensusEvents Glenwood powertodothings peacetime. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 holidaytocommem-orate Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor resp morial Clu 3A 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The Arre Investigat a details,Seepage 3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas whenToombsCountySheriff androckonthefrontporch.” ByDeborahClark JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin BYTES News Vol.122No.22 PhotobyWilliamLedford thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 MemorialDay. themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional In1971,Congressdes-ignated INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page SeePage Obituaries......................... 4A 6A 10A Tegus? CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld briefl alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Shesoonascendedtotheposition byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement shared. tomentorMrs.Branch.“I Johnniechuckledwhenshe aft ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly ThTh INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Sports................................Page m 2 aftftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice dclarkadvance@gmail.com 1B SeePage 10A Tegus? amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f gation as e, 24 Years of Service dclarkadvance@gmail.com sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark Party Graduation Eruptsat Shootout KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthe sheriff ’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing inRosebud.Theplant PhotobyWilliamLedford GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, theGBI statedintherelease. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com aftft theGBI androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage asareceptionistatthecountyjail. offiffi sheriffffff The AdvanceONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia $$ May27,2020 9 955 5 www.theadvancenews.com mo. CensusEvents Glenwood powertodothings peacetime. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 holidaytocommem-orate Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor resp morial Clu 3A 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The Arre Investigat a details,Seepage 3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas whenToombsCountySheriff androckonthefrontporch.” ByDeborahClark JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin BYTES News Vol.122No.22 PhotobyWilliamLedford thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 MemorialDay. themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional In1971,Congressdes-ignated INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page SeePage Obituaries......................... 4A 6A 10A Tegus? CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld briefl alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Shesoonascendedtotheposition byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement shared. tomentorMrs.Branch.“I Johnniechuckledwhenshe aft ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly ThTh INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Sports................................Page m 2 aftftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice dclarkadvance@gmail.com 1B SeePage 10A Tegus? amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f gation as e, 24 Years of Service dclarkadvance@gmail.com sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark Party Graduation Eruptsat Shootout KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthe sheriff ’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing inRosebud.Theplant PhotobyWilliamLedford GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, theGBI statedintherelease. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com aftft theGBI androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage asareceptionistatthecountyjail. offiffi sheriffffff
