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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 mo. Glenwood Testingin powertodothings annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served ofremembrancetakesplace holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving COVID-19 drive-up free themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflflyreturnedfrom re- ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Sheriffff ThTh s ation luebir ne, luebirdLanene THI4S2ISSUE 2 ma Arre Investigati a Tegus? 10A SeePage Pleasesee Crosses page 2A MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas BYTES News Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Tegus? 10A SeePage details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie briefl beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff androckonthefrontporch.” re-tirement Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford MemorialDay. ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment themenandwomen who died while serving In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate www.theadvancenews.com Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A 1B Sports................................Page YourMindOnLine...........Page9A 6A Obituaries.........................Page 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 24 Years of Service inRosebud.Theplant herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost relatedhowshejoinedthe sheriffff ’s Johnniechuckledwhenshe shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but briefl theGBIstatedintherelease. whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook aftftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice apressrelease. ThTheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin Party p Eruptsat sheriff sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark aft Th diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo; GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade Graduation Shootout KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 mo. Glenwood Testingin powertodothings annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served ofremembrancetakesplace holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving COVID-19 drive-up free themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflflyreturnedfrom re- ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Sheriffff ThTh s ation luebir ne, luebirdLanene THI4S2ISSUE 2 ma Arre Investigati a Tegus? 10A SeePage Pleasesee Crosses page 2A MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas BYTES News Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Tegus? 10A SeePage details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie briefl beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff androckonthefrontporch.” re-tirement Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford MemorialDay. ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment themenandwomen who died while serving In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate www.theadvancenews.com Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A 1B Sports................................Page YourMindOnLine...........Page9A 6A Obituaries.........................Page 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 24 Years of Service inRosebud.Theplant herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost relatedhowshejoinedthe sheriffff ’s Johnniechuckledwhenshe shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but briefl theGBIstatedintherelease. whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook aftftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice apressrelease. ThTheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin Party p Eruptsat sheriff sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark aft Th diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo; GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade Graduation Shootout KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford
