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Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 912-537-8278 2101 East First St., Vidalia www.theadvancenews.com P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 With Honor and Respect Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. Free Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen free HealthDistrictissponsoring who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. peacetime. Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror “CountMeIn!” drive-up testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 In2017,theLionsLy-ons CensusEvents Monday,June1,from11 Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof TheMontgomery a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed MontgomeryCounty OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents Connectionandthe Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand Schoolsarepartneringto theCityofLyonsconstruct- PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 details,Seepage3A. CountyCommission, ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor News dclarkadvance@gmail.com BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings Library,Tri-CountyFamily foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock MontgomeryCounty resp morial Clu Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Free COVID-19 INTHISISSUE sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Testingin Glenwood Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 isneededforthetest.The CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen sponsorCensus2020events a dclarkadvance@gmail.com 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” whodiedwhileserving CensusEvents theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe annuallyonNovem-ber MontgomeryCounty 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. Sheriffff Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh ma SeePage 10A Tegus? andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! ThThThThThTh 2 mINsTHI4S 2ISSUoE f asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@ gmail.com GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin www.theadvancenews.com Bill’s Donuts (912) 537-2253 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Family Tradition Since 1972 Vidalia Small Engine Service Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Tommy Towery - Owner 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA 912-537-6472 THRIFTWAY Galaxy Food Center 912.526.6483 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CLOSED SUNDAY Megan Perkins We Work For You Agent Christy O’Neal Nicole Stevens Agent/Owner Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net www.bestvidaliainsurance.com 140 Mose Coleman Dr. Vidalia, GA 537-2766 Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 912-537-8278 2101 East First St., Vidalia www.theadvancenews.com P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 With Honor and Respect Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. Free Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen free HealthDistrictissponsoring who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. peacetime. Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror “CountMeIn!” drive-up testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 In2017,theLionsLy-ons CensusEvents Monday,June1,from11 Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof TheMontgomery a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed MontgomeryCounty OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents Connectionandthe Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand Schoolsarepartneringto theCityofLyonsconstruct- PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 details,Seepage3A. CountyCommission, ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor News dclarkadvance@gmail.com BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings Library,Tri-CountyFamily foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock MontgomeryCounty resp morial Clu Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Free COVID-19 INTHISISSUE sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Testingin Glenwood Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 isneededforthetest.The CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen sponsorCensus2020events a dclarkadvance@gmail.com 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” whodiedwhileserving CensusEvents theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe annuallyonNovem-ber MontgomeryCounty 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. Sheriffff Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh ma SeePage 10A Tegus? andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! ThThThThThTh 2 mINsTHI4S 2ISSUoE f asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@ gmail.com GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin www.theadvancenews.com Bill’s Donuts (912) 537-2253 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Family Tradition Since 1972 Vidalia Small Engine Service Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Tommy Towery - Owner 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA 912-537-6472 THRIFTWAY Galaxy Food Center 912.526.6483 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CLOSED SUNDAY Megan Perkins We Work For You Agent Christy O’Neal Nicole Stevens Agent/Owner Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net www.bestvidaliainsurance.com 140 Mose Coleman Dr. Vidalia, GA 537-2766
