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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews Y TES 5 IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students veterans who served our country in the Armed tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment themenandwomen who died while serving holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service HealthDistrictissponsoring Pleasesee Crosses 2A page Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See TheMontgomery 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now! tomentorMrs.Branch.“I byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but dclarkadvance@gmail.com SeePage page3A. 10A briefl asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, AWheelerCountymanwasshotand
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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews Y TES 5 IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students veterans who served our country in the Armed tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment themenandwomen who died while serving holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service HealthDistrictissponsoring Pleasesee Crosses 2A page Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See TheMontgomery 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now! tomentorMrs.Branch.“I byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but dclarkadvance@gmail.com SeePage page3A. 10A briefl asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, AWheelerCountymanwasshotand
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Corley Retires After 43 Years of Public Service
SUPPORTIVE FAMILY – Retired Lyons Fire Chief Darel Corley’s family attended the Lyons City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 7, to support Corley as he was recognized for his service.
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Corley Retires After 43 Years of Public Service

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K-9 Deputy Blue Joins Wheeler Sheriff’s Office
NEW K-9 UNIT – Thanks to donations from the community, the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office now has a new K-9 Unit to help patrol the area, as K-9 Deputy Blue and Corporal Mark Murray recently graduated from the Narcotic Detection and Tracking certification program.
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K-9 Deputy Blue Joins Wheeler Sheriff’s Office

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com The Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office officially has a new deputy...

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Treutlen Sheriff’s Office Receives $249,000 Grant

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com Treutlen County Sheriff’s Deputies will receive new body cameras, in-car cameras, and an upgraded interview room, as the Sheriff’s Office has received a $249,000 grant from U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff. This grant comes as the Senator brought Republicans and Democrats together to fund new equip- continued from page ment, as the bipartisan government funding...

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Larry Drive Subdivision Project Moves Forward

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com The proposed subdivision on Larry Drive is officially moving forward, as the Vidalia City Council agreed to rezone the area for the development during the Council’s meeting on Monday, April 13. The Council’s Chambers were standing room only on Monday, as residents of nearby neighborhoods attended the meeting to see if the Council would approve the rezoning,...

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Two Year- Old Dies In Fatal Accident

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com Blue ribbons are being hung throughout Vidalia, as the community mourns the death of a two yearold boy, who passed away after being struck by a vehicle while playing in his yard. On Wednesday afternoon, April 8, two year-old Zakai Jackson was playing in the yard of a home on Cadillac Drive, when he was run over by a Silver Yukon driven by Edward Wright. Zaka...

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BYTES

News Ward 3 Town Hall Meeting Citizens of Ward 3 in Vidalia will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20, at J.D. Dickerson Primary School, located at 800 North Street, to share their concerns and receive information about the city. This meeting is open to the public. ...

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