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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 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
PATRIOTS AND PARROT HEADS – The Annual Vidalia Fourth of July Celebration was filled with community members showing off their patriotic and “parrot head” tropical attire, as the A1A Band performed a tribute show to the late Jimmy Buffett at the Ronnie A. Dixon City Park on July 4. The event concluded as fireworks illuminated the night skies, celebrating America’s 250th birthday.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
PART OF THE MASTER PLAN – The paving of the streets at Pine Crest Cemetery is just one part of the master plan to restore the site its former glory, according to John Ladson.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
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