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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.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served powertodothings toyou. IS ONLINE! 5 Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe COVID-19 holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. MemorialDay. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, veteranswhoservedour theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber MontgomeryCounty atToombsCountyHigh 11eachyearandisaday mo. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror inMontgomeryCounty.For KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE details,See page3A. “CountMeIn!” Pleasesee peacetime. Crosses page In2017,theLionsLy-ons 2A Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty country in the Armed Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 SeePage 10A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor News Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate Libibrary, respo morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club powertodothings -AlbertJayNock sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 briefl M B Sheriff re-i h“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Testingin NoArrestsMade Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe AWheelerCountymanwasshotand 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id tt#4Bl bidL th dclarkadvance@gmail.com inashootingthat “CountMeIn!” In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen INTHISISSUE CensusEvents whodiedwhileserving JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshe said “Whenyougettobe Investigati Editorials...........................Page 4A TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty an powertodothings foryou,yougiveit toyou. Library,Tri-CountyFamily theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto annuallyonNovem-ber sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons details,Seepage3A. Clubcreatedaproject Pag ge said, 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCounty Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition Alamo; Arre tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members ma SeePage 10A Tegus? OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. CountyCommission, Connectionandthe withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflflyreturnedfrom re-tirement killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 24 diedinanincidentat BluebirdLanethe theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James tomentorMrs.Branch.“I PhotobyWilliamLedford alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Darrell tomentorMrsBranch amINsTHI4S I2ISSUoE f ne brieflfl ThTh 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.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served powertodothings toyou. IS ONLINE! 5 Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe COVID-19 holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. MemorialDay. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, veteranswhoservedour theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber MontgomeryCounty atToombsCountyHigh 11eachyearandisaday mo. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror inMontgomeryCounty.For KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE details,See page3A. “CountMeIn!” Pleasesee peacetime. Crosses page In2017,theLionsLy-ons 2A Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty country in the Armed Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 SeePage 10A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor News Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate Libibrary, respo morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club powertodothings -AlbertJayNock sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 briefl M B Sheriff re-i h“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Testingin NoArrestsMade Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe AWheelerCountymanwasshotand 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id tt#4Bl bidL th dclarkadvance@gmail.com inashootingthat “CountMeIn!” In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen INTHISISSUE CensusEvents whodiedwhileserving JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshe said “Whenyougettobe Investigati Editorials...........................Page 4A TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty an powertodothings foryou,yougiveit toyou. Library,Tri-CountyFamily theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto annuallyonNovem-ber sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons details,Seepage3A. Clubcreatedaproject Pag ge said, 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCounty Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition Alamo; Arre tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members ma SeePage 10A Tegus? OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. CountyCommission, Connectionandthe withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflflyreturnedfrom re-tirement killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 24 diedinanincidentat BluebirdLanethe theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James tomentorMrs.Branch.“I PhotobyWilliamLedford alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Darrell tomentorMrsBranch amINsTHI4S I2ISSUoE f ne brieflfl ThTh Subscribe Now!
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