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The Advance üJlje Aüuattce IS ONLINE! ONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES TheSouthCentral 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. Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 TheMontgomery CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial Clu KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. Free -AlbertJayNock COVID-19 details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events ByDeborahClark Testingin a Glenwood In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. MemorialDay. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Formoreinformation,call setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. inMontgomeryCounty.For RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com free “CountMeIn!” drive-up CensusEvents testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof ByDeborahClark TheMontgomery Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CountyCommission, isneededforthetest.The Library,Tri-CountyFamily testsiteislocatedatthe Forces.TheLyonsLions Connectionandthe Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Afteralmostaquartercentury JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”JohnatherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin www.theadvancenews.com www.theadvancenews.com
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The Advance üJlje Aüuattce IS ONLINE! ONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES TheSouthCentral 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. Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 TheMontgomery CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial Clu KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. Free -AlbertJayNock COVID-19 details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events ByDeborahClark Testingin a Glenwood In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. MemorialDay. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Formoreinformation,call setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. inMontgomeryCounty.For RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com free “CountMeIn!” drive-up CensusEvents testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof ByDeborahClark TheMontgomery Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CountyCommission, isneededforthetest.The Library,Tri-CountyFamily testsiteislocatedatthe Forces.TheLyonsLions Connectionandthe Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Afteralmostaquartercentury JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”JohnatherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin www.theadvancenews.com www.theadvancenews.com
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