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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary IS ONLINE! TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace 478-275-6570. freedrive-upCOVID-19 Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call testinginGlenwoodon at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed mo. annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses 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 resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial President,James PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a andDarrellNobles. Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free Testingin Glenwood free -AlbertJayNock COVID-19 foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Sheriff drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 isneededforthetest.The OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin at3:00p.m.localtimeon www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork Ca asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark “CountMeIn!” RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CensusEvents TheMontgomery AWheelerCountymanwasshotand inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty INTHISISSUE Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving Schoolsarepartneringto Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call theircountryinthemilitary 478-275-6570. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace MemorialDay. CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident, James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrell Nobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford ma killedandtwoothersinjured 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage luebirdLane luebir 4A 6A 10A Tegus? P e th , Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade Jam Noble whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement AWheelerCountymanwasshotand an killedandtwoothersinjuredinashooting th occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,of Alam diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane, th GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreported apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledin short after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamo Poli dclarkadvance@gmail.com Alamo, shortly Police Mad eme-ames bles. de that amo, the d in ortly olice Subscribe Now! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary IS ONLINE! TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace 478-275-6570. freedrive-upCOVID-19 Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call testinginGlenwoodon at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed mo. annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses 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 resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial President,James PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a andDarrellNobles. Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free Testingin Glenwood free -AlbertJayNock COVID-19 foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Sheriff drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 isneededforthetest.The OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin at3:00p.m.localtimeon www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork Ca asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark “CountMeIn!” RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CensusEvents TheMontgomery AWheelerCountymanwasshotand inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty INTHISISSUE Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving Schoolsarepartneringto Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call theircountryinthemilitary 478-275-6570. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace MemorialDay. CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident, James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrell Nobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford ma killedandtwoothersinjured 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage luebirdLane luebir 4A 6A 10A Tegus? P e th , Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade Jam Noble whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement AWheelerCountymanwasshotand an killedandtwoothersinjuredinashooting th occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,of Alam diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane, th GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreported apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledin short after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamo Poli dclarkadvance@gmail.com Alamo, shortly Police Mad eme-ames bles. de that amo, the d in ortly olice Subscribe Now!
