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The Advance $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. peacetime. MemorialDay. ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstructat Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students veterans who served our country in the Armed tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon themenandwomen who died while serving holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional theircountryinthemilitary In1971,Congressdes-ignated 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. TheSouthCentral resp morial Clu powertodothings yougivethestate IS ONLINE! details,Seepage3A. Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage Sheriffff ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the INTHISISSUE page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad brieflfl RegionalEditor ma 2 mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage 10A Tegus? Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring Glenwood a TheSouthCentral Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses 2A page ByDeborahClark Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CharlesDursthiredhertowork ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld briefl dclarkadvance@gmail.com atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the dclarkadvance@gmail.com Alamo; occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. www.theadvancenews.com Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. peacetime. MemorialDay. ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstructat Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students veterans who served our country in the Armed tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon themenandwomen who died while serving holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional theircountryinthemilitary In1971,Congressdes-ignated 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. TheSouthCentral resp morial Clu powertodothings yougivethestate IS ONLINE! details,Seepage3A. Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage Sheriffff ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the INTHISISSUE page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad brieflfl RegionalEditor ma 2 mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE SeePage 10A Tegus? Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring Glenwood a TheSouthCentral Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses 2A page ByDeborahClark Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CharlesDursthiredhertowork ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld briefl dclarkadvance@gmail.com atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the dclarkadvance@gmail.com Alamo; occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. www.theadvancenews.com Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet.
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