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Agent/Owner Nicole Stevens Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 www.bestvidaliainsurance.com P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net 140 Mose Coleman Dr. Vidalia, GA 537-2766 912-537-6472 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA Tommy Towery - Owner We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 Vidalia Small Engine Service Agent Megan Perkins Christy O’Neal We Work For You 912.526.6483 Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CL OSED SUNDAY 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Galaxy Food Center THRIFTWAY Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 2101 East First St., Vidalia 912-537-8278 (912) 537-2253 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon Family Tradition Since 1972 Bill’s Donuts Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. mo. 9 955 5 $$ Subscribe Now! brieflfl ThTh Testingin Laneneth mINsT, HI4SI2SS,UoE f brieflflfl Sheriffffff ThThThTh 2 ma a resp morial Clu MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The .m.until3p.m.Noreferral a.m Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring powertodothings yougivethestate for Those Who Served Tegus? 10A SeePage shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie 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 gmail.com dclarkadvance@ RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin 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 KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “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 TheSouthCentral Glenwood COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE BYTES News May27,2020 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia Vol.122No.22 SeePage 10A shared. tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Inproportionas 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE May27,2020 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia Vol.122No.22 With Honor and Respect www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! www.theadvancenews.com (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475 Agent/Owner Nicole Stevens Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 www.bestvidaliainsurance.com P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net 140 Mose Coleman Dr. Vidalia, GA 537-2766 912-537-6472 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA Tommy Towery - Owner We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 Vidalia Small Engine Service Agent Megan Perkins Christy O’Neal We Work For You 912.526.6483 Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CL OSED SUNDAY 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Galaxy Food Center THRIFTWAY Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 2101 East First St., Vidalia 912-537-8278 (912) 537-2253 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon Family Tradition Since 1972 Bill’s Donuts Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. mo. 9 955 5 $$ Subscribe Now! brieflfl ThTh Testingin Laneneth mINsT, HI4SI2SS,UoE f brieflflfl Sheriffffff ThThThTh 2 ma a resp morial Clu MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The .m.until3p.m.Noreferral a.m Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring powertodothings yougivethestate for Those Who Served Tegus? 10A SeePage shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie 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 gmail.com dclarkadvance@ RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin 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 KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “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 TheSouthCentral Glenwood COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE BYTES News May27,2020 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia Vol.122No.22 SeePage 10A shared. tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Inproportionas 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE May27,2020 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia Vol.122No.22 With Honor and Respect www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! www.theadvancenews.com (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475
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