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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 mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 In1971,Congressdes-ignated who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate TheSouthCentral service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof themenandwomen HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. TheMontgomery Clubandits60members at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Pleasesee Crosses page 2A deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions with help from students ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty page3A. ByDeborahClark Free resp Testingin Glenwood 478-275-6570. COVID-19 TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,See Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe morial Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a yougivethestate powertodothings MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com isneededforthetest.The 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 by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I Sheriffff “CountMeIn!” ByDeborahClark CensusEvents free TheMontgomery drive-up COVID-19 thelastMondayin CountyCommission, testinginGlenwoodon MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary MontgomeryCounty testsiteislocatedatthe service.Anationalmoment INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford RegionalEditor ma killedandtwoothersinjured dclarkadvance@gmail.com 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin SeePage mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE 10A Tegus? f briefl dclarkadvance@gmail.com sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. dclarkadvance@gmail.com killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 In1971,Congressdes-ignated who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate TheSouthCentral service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof themenandwomen HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. TheMontgomery Clubandits60members at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Pleasesee Crosses page 2A deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions with help from students ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty page3A. ByDeborahClark Free resp Testingin Glenwood 478-275-6570. COVID-19 TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,See Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe morial Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a yougivethestate powertodothings MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com isneededforthetest.The 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 by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I Sheriffff “CountMeIn!” ByDeborahClark CensusEvents free TheMontgomery drive-up COVID-19 thelastMondayin CountyCommission, testinginGlenwoodon MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary MontgomeryCounty testsiteislocatedatthe service.Anationalmoment INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford RegionalEditor ma killedandtwoothersinjured dclarkadvance@gmail.com 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin SeePage mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE 10A Tegus? f briefl dclarkadvance@gmail.com sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. dclarkadvance@gmail.com killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com
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