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The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. IS ONLINE! Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served -AlbertJayNock In1971,Congressdes-ignated FreeCOVID-19 Testingin TheSouthCentral Glenwood MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is ob-served testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday thelastMondayin setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members with help from students www.theadvancenews.com “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- 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’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford News Free Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 CountyCommission, Library,Tri-CountyFamily resp morial Clu Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome free drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. a foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment dclarkadvance@gmail.com “CountMeIn!” ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. TheMontgomery annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin INTHISISSUE CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe setasidetohonorallmen MontgomeryCounty andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject Sheriffff Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions RegionalEditor Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- 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. Afteralmostaquartercentury JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflfl ma 2 mINsT, SeePage 10A Tegus? CensusEvents HI4S2I2SS,UoE f CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflfl NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. ByDeborahClark Alamo; RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. IS ONLINE! Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served -AlbertJayNock In1971,Congressdes-ignated FreeCOVID-19 Testingin TheSouthCentral Glenwood MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is ob-served testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday thelastMondayin setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members with help from students www.theadvancenews.com “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- 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’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford News Free Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 CountyCommission, Library,Tri-CountyFamily resp morial Clu Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome free drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. a foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment dclarkadvance@gmail.com “CountMeIn!” ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. TheMontgomery annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin INTHISISSUE CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe setasidetohonorallmen MontgomeryCounty andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject Sheriffff Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions RegionalEditor Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- 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. Afteralmostaquartercentury JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflfl ma 2 mINsT, SeePage 10A Tegus? CensusEvents HI4S2I2SS,UoE f CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflfl NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. ByDeborahClark Alamo; RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin
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