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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 Vol.122No.22 News Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 In1971,Congressdes-ignated www.theadvancenews.com Free COVID-19 Testingin yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring testinginGlenwoodon powertodothings toyou. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Formoreinformation,call In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen “CountMeIn!” whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Glenwood VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Library,Tri-CountyFamily setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional 5 mo. Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty free Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events drive-up COVID-19 peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert 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’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford 4A 6A SeePage 10A Tegus? ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 holidaytocommem-orate m . OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” shared. Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Johnniechuckledwhenshe aft GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat Th ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@ gmail.com News BYTES Inproportionas themenandwomen who died while serving powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock theircountryinthemilitary 478-275-6570. CensusEvents morial Clu a Free COVID-19 24,inAlamo. INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up COVID-19 YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Monday,June1,from11 Sports................................Page 1B a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. resp In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Obituaries......................... Investigat yougivethestate occurredearlySunday,May 2 RegionalEditor SeePage Pleasesee Crosses page 2A 10A Tegus? Arre ma RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. ThThThTheGBIwascalledinshortly aftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice mINsT, H I4SI2SS, U oE f Lane, Testingin testinginGlenwoodon ation s Library,Tri-CountyFamily 24 Years of Service thelastMondayin holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. aft ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage asareceptionistatthecountyjail. briefl PhotobyWilliamLedford Shootout Eruptsat GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com aft dclarkadvance@gmail.com whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjust aftftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing inRosebud.Theplant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom- Graduation p Party occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the ThThTh aftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchanged gunfififire, theGBIstatedintherelease. gunfi Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. MichaelWaddell,26,ofMcRae,was
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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 Vol.122No.22 News Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 In1971,Congressdes-ignated www.theadvancenews.com Free COVID-19 Testingin yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring testinginGlenwoodon powertodothings toyou. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Formoreinformation,call In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen “CountMeIn!” whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Glenwood VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Library,Tri-CountyFamily setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional 5 mo. Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty free Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events drive-up COVID-19 peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert 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’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford 4A 6A SeePage 10A Tegus? ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 holidaytocommem-orate m . OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” shared. Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie Johnniechuckledwhenshe aft GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat Th ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@ gmail.com News BYTES Inproportionas themenandwomen who died while serving powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock theircountryinthemilitary 478-275-6570. CensusEvents morial Clu a Free COVID-19 24,inAlamo. INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up COVID-19 YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Monday,June1,from11 Sports................................Page 1B a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. resp In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Obituaries......................... Investigat yougivethestate occurredearlySunday,May 2 RegionalEditor SeePage Pleasesee Crosses page 2A 10A Tegus? Arre ma RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. ThThThTheGBIwascalledinshortly aftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice mINsT, H I4SI2SS, U oE f Lane, Testingin testinginGlenwoodon ation s Library,Tri-CountyFamily 24 Years of Service thelastMondayin holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. aft ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage asareceptionistatthecountyjail. briefl PhotobyWilliamLedford Shootout Eruptsat GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com aft dclarkadvance@gmail.com whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjust aftftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManu-facturing inRosebud.Theplant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom- Graduation p Party occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the ThThTh aftfter2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchanged gunfififire, theGBIstatedintherelease. gunfi Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. MichaelWaddell,26,ofMcRae,was
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