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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 for Those Who Served News BYTES ews Y TES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 PhotobyWilliamLedford thelastMondayin andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County 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- mo. 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service TheSouthCentral CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Schoolsarepartneringto Pleasesee Crosses 2A page crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial PhotobyWilliamLedford Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. TheMontgomery RegionalEditor SeePage 10A ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had INTHISISSUE briefl beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. A Wheeler County man was shot and Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com www. theadvancenews. com
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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 for Those Who Served News BYTES ews Y TES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 PhotobyWilliamLedford thelastMondayin andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County 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- mo. 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service TheSouthCentral CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Schoolsarepartneringto Pleasesee Crosses 2A page crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial PhotobyWilliamLedford Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. TheMontgomery RegionalEditor SeePage 10A ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had INTHISISSUE briefl beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. A Wheeler County man was shot and Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com www. theadvancenews. com
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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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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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