Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES 5 IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin holidaytocommem-orate 24 Years of Service Healtlth MemorialDay. themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment at3:00p.m.localtimeon TheSouthCentral Health Districtissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. Veterans Day is observed MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional 11eachyearandisaday testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. ofremembrancetakesplace Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. In2017,theLionsLy-ons annuallyonNovem-ber setasidetohonorallmen 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- TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Johnniewas52yearsofage atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome briefl androckonthefrontporch.” when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES 5 IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin holidaytocommem-orate 24 Years of Service Healtlth MemorialDay. themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment at3:00p.m.localtimeon TheSouthCentral Health Districtissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. Veterans Day is observed MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional 11eachyearandisaday testsiteislocatedatthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. ofremembrancetakesplace Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. In2017,theLionsLy-ons annuallyonNovem-ber setasidetohonorallmen 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- TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Johnniewas52yearsofage atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome briefl androckonthefrontporch.” when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin
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