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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served toyou. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary IS ONLINE! 5 TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is ob-served isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons mo. TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Pleasesee Crosses 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- page 2A morial KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free resp COVID-19 TheSouthCentral a yougivethestate Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral In1971,Congressdes-ignated isneededforthetest.The thelastMondayin testsiteislocatedatthe holidaytocommem-orate ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork 478-275-6570. ofremembrancetakesplace asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents Testingin at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber TheMontgomery CountyCommission, Glenwood 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty HealthDistrictissponsoring In2017,theLionsLy-ons INTHISISSUE Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe free drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional Sheriffffff MontgomeryCounty Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork ByDeborahClark GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflfl ma occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin SeePage 10A Tegus? Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. amINsTHI4S I2ISSUoE f RegionalEditor asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement dclarkadvance@gmail.com tomentorMrs.Branch.“I atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but brieflfl RegionalEditor AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the dclarkadvance@gmail.com www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served toyou. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary IS ONLINE! 5 TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is ob-served isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons mo. TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe Pleasesee Crosses 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- page 2A morial KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free resp COVID-19 TheSouthCentral a yougivethestate Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral In1971,Congressdes-ignated isneededforthetest.The thelastMondayin testsiteislocatedatthe holidaytocommem-orate ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork 478-275-6570. ofremembrancetakesplace asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents Testingin at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber TheMontgomery CountyCommission, Glenwood 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty HealthDistrictissponsoring In2017,theLionsLy-ons INTHISISSUE Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe free drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional Sheriffffff MontgomeryCounty Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork ByDeborahClark GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflfl ma occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin SeePage 10A Tegus? Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. amINsTHI4S I2ISSUoE f RegionalEditor asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement dclarkadvance@gmail.com tomentorMrs.Branch.“I atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but brieflfl RegionalEditor AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. 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