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The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. Vol.122No.22 IS ONLINE! Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served -AlbertJayNock Free Testingin COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral Glenwood MemorialDay. MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate peacetime. themenandwomen who died while serving free HealthDistrictissponsoring theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror “CountMeIn!” drive-up testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 In2017,theLionsLy-ons CensusEvents Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof TheMontgomery deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members www.theadvancenews.com CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Library,Tri-CountyFamily with help from students Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Pleasesee Crosses page 2A morial Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark News Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome TheSouthCentral free respo HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page SeePage 4A 10A androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” a yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat CensusEvents MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Testingin Glenwood annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin Editorials...........................Page4A Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty Sheriffff inMontgomeryCounty.For a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral details,See page3A. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate ma SeePage 10A Tegus? andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld ByDeborahClark GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade PhotobyWilliamLedford 2 amINsT, HI4SI2SS,UoE Editorials Obituaries u Lane .........................Page th 6A , byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad briefl RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com shared. sheriff beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthe sheriffff ’s RegionalEditor AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook dclarkadvance@gmail.com The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. Vol.122No.22 IS ONLINE! Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served -AlbertJayNock Free Testingin COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral Glenwood MemorialDay. MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate peacetime. themenandwomen who died while serving free HealthDistrictissponsoring theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror “CountMeIn!” drive-up testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 In2017,theLionsLy-ons CensusEvents Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof TheMontgomery deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members www.theadvancenews.com CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Library,Tri-CountyFamily with help from students Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Pleasesee Crosses page 2A morial Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark News Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome TheSouthCentral free respo HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page SeePage 4A 10A androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” a yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat CensusEvents MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Testingin Glenwood annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin Editorials...........................Page4A Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty Sheriffff inMontgomeryCounty.For a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral details,See page3A. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate ma SeePage 10A Tegus? andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld ByDeborahClark GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade PhotobyWilliamLedford 2 amINsT, HI4SI2SS,UoE Editorials Obituaries u Lane .........................Page th 6A , byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad briefl RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com shared. sheriff beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthe sheriffff ’s RegionalEditor AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook dclarkadvance@gmail.com
