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