Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance $ 95 5 IS ONLINE! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin 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 at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Schoolsarepartneringto Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call RegionalEditor SeePage Icoulddo.”Thenextthingshe knew,shewasbeinginterviewed jobwhentheplantclosed.Iasked himjokinglyifhehadanything Jack,knewthesheriff.Ijusthap-pened toseehiminthepostoffice onedayandtoldhimIhadlostmy hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom-pany for10years.“Myhusband, inRosebud.Theplant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing shared. Johnnie chuckled when she tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Sports................................Page1B Editorials...........................Page4A Obituaries.........................Page6A AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, theGBIstatedintherelease. Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. Michael Waddell, 26, of McRae, was woundedintheincidentandislistedincriti-cal condition.IndiaHarris,18,receivedanonthreatening gunshotwoundandisbeingtreat-ed forherinjuries,theGBIreported. Theinvestigationisactiveandongoing. Anyonewithinformationregardingthisinves-tigation isaskedtocontacttheGBI’sRegion12 Eastmanofficeat478-374-6988ortheAlamo PoliceDepartmentat912-568-7153. 24 Years of Service 2A 10A News BYTES With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served Shootout Erupts at Graduation Party Subscribe Now! BITTERSWEET—After24yearsofservice,JohnnieBranch, aboveatherdesk,isretiringfromherpositionassecre-tary totheToombsCountySheriff.ShewashiredbySher-iff PhotobyWilliamLedford CharlesDurstin1996andhasworkedwithSheriffAlvie Kight,standing,above,forthepast22years.Johnnieis lookingforwardtoretirementbutadmitsleavingherfamily atthesheriff’sofficeisbittersweet. Pleasesee Branch page 3A PhotobyWilliamLedford Tegus? Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance $ 95 5 IS ONLINE! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin 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 at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Schoolsarepartneringto Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call RegionalEditor SeePage Icoulddo.”Thenextthingshe knew,shewasbeinginterviewed jobwhentheplantclosed.Iasked himjokinglyifhehadanything Jack,knewthesheriff.Ijusthap-pened toseehiminthepostoffice onedayandtoldhimIhadlostmy hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom-pany for10years.“Myhusband, inRosebud.Theplant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing shared. Johnnie chuckled when she tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Sports................................Page1B Editorials...........................Page4A Obituaries.........................Page6A AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, theGBIstatedintherelease. Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. Michael Waddell, 26, of McRae, was woundedintheincidentandislistedincriti-cal condition.IndiaHarris,18,receivedanonthreatening gunshotwoundandisbeingtreat-ed forherinjuries,theGBIreported. Theinvestigationisactiveandongoing. Anyonewithinformationregardingthisinves-tigation isaskedtocontacttheGBI’sRegion12 Eastmanofficeat478-374-6988ortheAlamo PoliceDepartmentat912-568-7153. 24 Years of Service 2A 10A News BYTES With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served Shootout Erupts at Graduation Party Subscribe Now! BITTERSWEET—After24yearsofservice,JohnnieBranch, aboveatherdesk,isretiringfromherpositionassecre-tary totheToombsCountySheriff.ShewashiredbySher-iff PhotobyWilliamLedford CharlesDurstin1996andhasworkedwithSheriffAlvie Kight,standing,above,forthepast22years.Johnnieis lookingforwardtoretirementbutadmitsleavingherfamily atthesheriff’sofficeisbittersweet. Pleasesee Branch page 3A PhotobyWilliamLedford Tegus?
UNVEILING TO SUPPORTERS – The Vidalia Fire Department first unveiled the new vehicle to Dot Foods, Tractor Supply Company, and Georgia Forestry Commission employees and representatives as a “thank you” for the businesses’ support of the endeavor.
LARGE CROWD – A large crowd of citizens attended the Vidalia City Council Public Hearing on Monday, April 6, to share their concerns about a proposed subdivision development on Larry Drive.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
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