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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 $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. HealthDistrictissponsoring peacetime. MemorialDay. resp morial Clu toyou. CountyCommission, theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin Subscribe Now! details,See inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, CensusEvents 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free a In1971,Congressdes-ignated COVID-19 tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James brieflfl Sheriffffff Crosses Pleasesee 2A page 2 ma f mINsTHI4S I2SSUoE Tegus? 10A SeePage page3A. TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct-andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions deceased Toombs County veterans who served our Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com briefl Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A 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 beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. INTHISISSUE dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. HealthDistrictissponsoring peacetime. MemorialDay. resp morial Clu toyou. CountyCommission, theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin Subscribe Now! details,See inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, CensusEvents 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free a In1971,Congressdes-ignated COVID-19 tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James brieflfl Sheriffffff Crosses Pleasesee 2A page 2 ma f mINsTHI4S I2SSUoE Tegus? 10A SeePage page3A. TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct-andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions deceased Toombs County veterans who served our Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com briefl Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A 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 beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. INTHISISSUE dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand www.theadvancenews.com
