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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. for Those Who Served IS ONLINE! toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate -AlbertJayNock Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Glenwood Testingin Free CensusEvents a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Pleasesee Crosses theCityofLyonsconstruct- 2A page ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh with help from students Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof peacetime. Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated CensusEvents Glenwood toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor resp morial Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a brieflfl Sheriffff RegionalEditor I2ISSUoE amINsTHI4S 2 m Tegus? 10A SeePage 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 annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,See page3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “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 Testingin Free TheSouthCentral COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock News yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 TheSouthCentral COVID-19 www.theadvancenews.com 10A brieflfl alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- 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. dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo; NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. INTHISISSUE The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. for Those Who Served IS ONLINE! toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate -AlbertJayNock Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Glenwood Testingin Free CensusEvents a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Pleasesee Crosses theCityofLyonsconstruct- 2A page ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh with help from students Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof peacetime. Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated CensusEvents Glenwood toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor resp morial Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a brieflfl Sheriffff RegionalEditor I2ISSUoE amINsTHI4S 2 m Tegus? 10A SeePage 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 annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,See page3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “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 Testingin Free TheSouthCentral COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock News yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily CountyCommission, TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 TheSouthCentral COVID-19 www.theadvancenews.com 10A brieflfl alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- 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. dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo; NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. 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