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Pleasesee Clubandits60members with help from students 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand themilitaryduringwaror theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A CharlesDursthiredhertowork dclarkadvance@gmail.com beensecretarytherefor40years briefl re-i M B h“I atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad andshe brieflflflflyreturnedfrom re-ti tt t ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat BluebirdLanethe Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com The Advance ONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. With Honor and Respect $$ 9955 for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES 5 mo. Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial Clu KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. Free a PhotobyWilliamLedford -AlbertJayNock yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate ByDeborahClark TheSouthCentral themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 Testingin MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is ob-served thelastMondayin RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Glenwood a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. Formoreinformation,call HealthDistrictissponsoring peacetime. andwomenwhoservedin In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions annuallyonNovem-ber ByDeborahClark CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. 478-275-6570. Pleasesee Clubandits60members with help from students 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand themilitaryduringwaror theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A CharlesDursthiredhertowork dclarkadvance@gmail.com beensecretarytherefor40years briefl re-i M B h“I atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad andshe brieflflflflyreturnedfrom re-ti tt t ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat BluebirdLanethe Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com
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