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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 powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served foryou,yougiveit Free Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe COVID-19 whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Testingin MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin “CountMeIn!” themilitaryduringwaror CensusEvents m . peacetime. TheMontgomery In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty CountyCommission, veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed www.theadvancenews.com MontgomeryCounty Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate Library,Tri-CountyFamily powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Connectionandthe powertodothings toyou. MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto -AlbertJayNock Afteralmostaquartercentury Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage sponsorCensus2020events resp morial Clu 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Free COVID-19 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage TheSouthCentral whenToombsCounty Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail. Investigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly com OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. In1971,Congressdes-ignated holidaytocommem-orate inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See “CountMeIn!” INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A TheMontgomery CountyCommission, a service.Anationalmoment at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. YourMindOnLine...........Page9A MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty VeteransDayisob-served Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday andwomenwhoservedin inMontgomeryCounty.For themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. details,See page3A. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions SeePage 10A Clubandits60members Tegus? withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad PhotobyWilliamLedford Editorials........................... brieflfl Sheriffff RegionalEditor GBI Investigat Arre Testingin Glenwood HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up COVID-19 testsiteislocatedatthe thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional themenandwomen ThThThTh ma 2 mINsTHI4S 2ISSUoE f Bl bidLne,, CensusEvents whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary ofremembrancetakesplace setasidetohonorallmen theCityofLyonsconstruct- ation shared. beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but brieflflflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ThTh 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 powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served foryou,yougiveit Free Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe COVID-19 whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Testingin MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin “CountMeIn!” themilitaryduringwaror CensusEvents m . peacetime. TheMontgomery In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty CountyCommission, veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed www.theadvancenews.com MontgomeryCounty Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate Library,Tri-CountyFamily powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Connectionandthe powertodothings toyou. MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto -AlbertJayNock Afteralmostaquartercentury Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage sponsorCensus2020events resp morial Clu 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Free COVID-19 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage TheSouthCentral whenToombsCounty Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail. Investigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly com OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. In1971,Congressdes-ignated holidaytocommem-orate inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See “CountMeIn!” INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A TheMontgomery CountyCommission, a service.Anationalmoment at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. YourMindOnLine...........Page9A MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty VeteransDayisob-served Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday andwomenwhoservedin inMontgomeryCounty.For themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. details,See page3A. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions SeePage 10A Clubandits60members Tegus? withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad PhotobyWilliamLedford Editorials........................... brieflfl Sheriffff RegionalEditor GBI Investigat Arre Testingin Glenwood HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up COVID-19 testsiteislocatedatthe thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional themenandwomen ThThThTh ma 2 mINsTHI4S 2ISSUoE f Bl bidLne,, CensusEvents whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary ofremembrancetakesplace setasidetohonorallmen theCityofLyonsconstruct- ation shared. beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but brieflflflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ThTh
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