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The Advance ONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed at3:00p.m.localtimeon annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert 2A resp morial Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark Free COVID-19 Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty free TheSouthCentral drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Testingin ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday briefl Sheriff ByDeborahClark “CountMeIn!” Glenwood peacetime. setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheMontgomery CountyCommission, HealthDistrictissponsoring In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof thelastMondayin MontgomeryCounty deceasedToombsCounty asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Pleasesee withhelpfromstudents androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffff CensusEvents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page themilitaryduringwaror 2A ByDeborahClark 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 CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ma killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f SeePage 10A Tegus? atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years RegionalEditor andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Alamo; GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin dclarkadvance@gmail.com Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com The Advance ONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed at3:00p.m.localtimeon annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert 2A resp morial Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark Free COVID-19 Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty free TheSouthCentral drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Testingin ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday briefl Sheriff ByDeborahClark “CountMeIn!” Glenwood peacetime. setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheMontgomery CountyCommission, HealthDistrictissponsoring In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof thelastMondayin MontgomeryCounty deceasedToombsCounty asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Pleasesee withhelpfromstudents androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffff CensusEvents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page themilitaryduringwaror 2A ByDeborahClark 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 CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ma killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f SeePage 10A Tegus? atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years RegionalEditor andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Alamo; GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin dclarkadvance@gmail.com Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com
