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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served 5 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 mo. In1971,Congressdes-ignated News BYTES ews YTES MemorialDay. thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,anational holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Club and its 60 members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Toombs Academy and theCityofLyonsconstruct- Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark Free Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe androckonthefrontporch.” Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Middle free at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen “CountMeIn!” HealthDistrictissponsoring peacetime. andwomenwhoservedin CensusEvents drive-up COVID-19 themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A briefl M B re-i h“I ByDeborahClark TheMontgomery testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CountyCommission, a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Old Mid iddle School,503S.W. country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Johnnie was 52 years of age when Toombs County Sheriffffff Connectionandthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. withhelpfromstudents A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. Schoolsarepartneringto Formoreinformation,call sponsorCensus2020events atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld ByDeborahClark by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years m killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 SeePage 10A RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. tt andshe brieflflflyreturnedfrom re-ti t RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfrom re-i M atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflfl B tomentorMrsBranch h“I re-tirement ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id tt#4Bl bidL th killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat dclarkadvance@gmail.com BluebirdLanethe www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served 5 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 mo. In1971,Congressdes-ignated News BYTES ews YTES MemorialDay. thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,anational holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Club and its 60 members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Toombs Academy and theCityofLyonsconstruct- Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! Pleasesee Crosses page 2A resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. ByDeborahClark Free Testingin Glenwood COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe androckonthefrontporch.” Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Middle free at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen “CountMeIn!” HealthDistrictissponsoring peacetime. andwomenwhoservedin CensusEvents drive-up COVID-19 themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A briefl M B re-i h“I ByDeborahClark TheMontgomery testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com CountyCommission, a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Old Mid iddle School,503S.W. country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Johnnie was 52 years of age when Toombs County Sheriffffff Connectionandthe ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. withhelpfromstudents A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. Schoolsarepartneringto Formoreinformation,call sponsorCensus2020events atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld ByDeborahClark by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years m killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 SeePage 10A RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. tt andshe brieflflflyreturnedfrom re-ti t RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfrom re-i M atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflfl B tomentorMrsBranch h“I re-tirement ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id tt#4Bl bidL th killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat dclarkadvance@gmail.com BluebirdLanethe www.theadvancenews.com
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