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The Advance IS ONLINE! <Xbc Aimante IS ONUNE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon mo. peacetime. MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu a KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free resp COVID-19 Testingin Glenwood Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate testsiteislocatedatthe whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment RegionalEditor OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ofremembrancetakesplace MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I Sheriff ByDeborahClark “CountMeIn!” annuallyonNovem-ber setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin RegionalEditor CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, free drive-up COVID-19 peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror MontgomeryCounty testinginGlenwoodon In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions themenandwomen androckonthefrontporch.” MontgomeryCounty Clubandits60members INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call details,See page3A. 478-275-6570. Pleasesee withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh at3:00p.m.localtimeon andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 11eachyearandisaday details,See sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty TheMontgomery Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring page3A. 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A brieflflfl Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld dclarkadvance@gmail. m killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the com amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage 10A Tegus? sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years brieflfl tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. dclarkadvance@gmail.com killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the ^‘Àüüancc www.theadvancenews. com com The Advance IS ONLINE! <Xbc Aimante IS ONUNE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon mo. peacetime. MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu a KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free resp COVID-19 Testingin Glenwood Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate testsiteislocatedatthe whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment RegionalEditor OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ofremembrancetakesplace MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I Sheriff ByDeborahClark “CountMeIn!” annuallyonNovem-ber setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin RegionalEditor CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, free drive-up COVID-19 peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror MontgomeryCounty testinginGlenwoodon In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions themenandwomen androckonthefrontporch.” MontgomeryCounty Clubandits60members INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call details,See page3A. 478-275-6570. Pleasesee withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh at3:00p.m.localtimeon andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 11eachyearandisaday details,See sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty TheMontgomery Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring page3A. 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A brieflflfl Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld dclarkadvance@gmail. m killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the com amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage 10A Tegus? sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years brieflfl tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. dclarkadvance@gmail.com killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the ^‘Àüüancc www.theadvancenews. com com
