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