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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served 5 With Honor and Respect mo. for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment themenandwomen ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin TheMontgomery CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Pleasesee Crosses deceasedToombsCounty 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- page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto details,Seepage3A. sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage CharlesDursthiredhertowork Shesoonascendedtotheposition beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfrom re-i M B h“I sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor when Toombs County Sheriff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad brieflfl re-tirement tomentorMrsBranch didi ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand i id t t#4Bl bidL killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat BluebirdLane the th Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com
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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served 5 With Honor and Respect mo. for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment themenandwomen ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin TheMontgomery CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Pleasesee Crosses deceasedToombsCounty 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- page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto details,Seepage3A. sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage CharlesDursthiredhertowork Shesoonascendedtotheposition beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfrom re-i M B h“I sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor when Toombs County Sheriff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad brieflfl re-tirement tomentorMrsBranch didi ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand i id t t#4Bl bidL killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat BluebirdLane the th Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com
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