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The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Subscribe Now! Vol.122 No.22 Inproportionas powertodothings YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. yougivethestate In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call peacetime. andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror dclarkadvance@gmail.com testsiteislocatedatthe In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members CountyCommission, TheMontgomery Pleasesee with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A brieflfl Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-i M B h“I JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Subscribe Now! Vol.122 No.22 Inproportionas powertodothings YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. yougivethestate In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call peacetime. andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror dclarkadvance@gmail.com testsiteislocatedatthe In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members CountyCommission, TheMontgomery Pleasesee with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A brieflfl Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-i M B h“I JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th www.theadvancenews.com
BLOWN TIRE - Blue Angel #6 blew two of its main landing gear tires when attempting to land after a demonstration on April 26.Photo Courtesy of Dr. Mark Oxley
DECISION REVERSED - Former Vidalia Police Commissioner Brian Scott talks about his role in the Vidalia Police Department during an interview with The Advance in January 2021.Photo by Deborah Clark
SMALL TOWN GIRL – Lauren Alaina visited the “Onion Rings & Things” event on Friday, April 26, to taste and try her hand at cooking Vidalia’s famous dish.
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