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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional peacetime. MemorialDay. Subscribe Now! resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a CensusEvents 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. 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CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage 10A B M beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-i ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. 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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional peacetime. MemorialDay. Subscribe Now! resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a CensusEvents 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 Glenwood Testingin toyou. powertodothings powertodothings sacrifices brieflflfl Sheriffffff Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthe sacrifices of Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, ma mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f Tegus? 10A SeePage details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” TheSouthCentral Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock foryou,yougiveit yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh with help from students Clubandits60members Forces. The Lyons Lions country in the Armed veterans who served our deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated free 478-275-6570. testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The drive-up TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring COVID-19 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. TheMontgomery brieflfl shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage 10A B M beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-i ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark INTHISISSUE h“I dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark didi i id t t#4Bl bidL AWheelerCountymanwasshotand inashootingthat Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 24,inAlamo. 4A th Alamo; dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade www.theadvancenews.com
