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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.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served IS ONLINE! MemorialDay. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Subscribe Now! 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty 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- TheMontgomery KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 TheSouthCentral Monday,June1,from11 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen RegionalEditor isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. whodiedwhileserving ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment Formoreinformation,call at3:00p.m.localtimeon www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe briefl yreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark 478-275-6570. free “CountMeIn!” VeteransDayisob-served RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CensusEvents TheMontgomery HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 setasidetohonorallmen MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe testinginGlenwoodon a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Clubcreatedaproject thelastMondayin tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty countryintheArmed AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin MontgomeryCounty INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh ofremembrancetakesplace Sheriffffff details,See page3A. andtheLeoClubofRob-ert MemorialDay. theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. 2A ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflflfl m 2 amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage 10A Tegus? CountyCommission, In2017,theLionsLy-ons veteranswhoservedour Forces.TheLyonsLions ToombsAcademyand f androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement RegionalEditor tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin dclarkadvance@gmail.com killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat 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.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served IS ONLINE! MemorialDay. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Subscribe Now! 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty 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- TheMontgomery KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 TheSouthCentral Monday,June1,from11 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen RegionalEditor isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. whodiedwhileserving ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment Formoreinformation,call at3:00p.m.localtimeon www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe briefl yreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark 478-275-6570. free “CountMeIn!” VeteransDayisob-served RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CensusEvents TheMontgomery HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 setasidetohonorallmen MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe testinginGlenwoodon a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Clubcreatedaproject thelastMondayin tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty countryintheArmed AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin MontgomeryCounty INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh ofremembrancetakesplace Sheriffffff details,See page3A. andtheLeoClubofRob-ert MemorialDay. theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. 2A ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflflfl m 2 amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage 10A Tegus? CountyCommission, In2017,theLionsLy-ons veteranswhoservedour Forces.TheLyonsLions ToombsAcademyand f androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement RegionalEditor tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin dclarkadvance@gmail.com killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat
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