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The AdvanceONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Subscribe Now! Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate 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’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock Free Testingin COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated ByDeborahClark free a Glenwood thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate TheSouthCentral drive-up COVID-19 who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment testinginGlenwoodon ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com HealthDistrictissponsoring setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror themenandwomen peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions CountyCommission, Clubandits60members ByDeborahClark MontgomeryCounty isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert RegionalEditor Connectionandthe 478-275-6570. 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 dclarkadvance@gmail. com sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail. Afteralmostaquartercentury com INTHISISSUE SeePage details,Seepage3A. RegionalEditor 10A androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-i M atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome when Toombs County Sheriff brieflfl B h“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat diedinanincidentat BluebirdLanethe www.theadvancenews.com
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The AdvanceONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Subscribe Now! Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate 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’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock Free Testingin COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated ByDeborahClark free a Glenwood thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate TheSouthCentral drive-up COVID-19 who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment testinginGlenwoodon ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com HealthDistrictissponsoring setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror themenandwomen peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions CountyCommission, Clubandits60members ByDeborahClark MontgomeryCounty isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert RegionalEditor Connectionandthe 478-275-6570. 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 dclarkadvance@gmail. com sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail. Afteralmostaquartercentury com INTHISISSUE SeePage details,Seepage3A. RegionalEditor 10A androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-i M atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome when Toombs County Sheriff brieflfl B h“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat diedinanincidentat BluebirdLanethe www.theadvancenews.com
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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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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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