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The Advance IS ONLINE! 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. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! PhotobyWilliamLedford 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. peacetime. MemorialDay. CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Pleasesee Crosses ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Clubandits60members with help from students country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions deceased Toombs County veterans who served our Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service TheSouthCentral page 2A Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery page3A. ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com INTHISISSUE brieflfl Afteralmostaquartercentury 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-i M B h“I RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! 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. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews BYTES YTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! PhotobyWilliamLedford 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. peacetime. MemorialDay. CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Pleasesee Crosses ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Clubandits60members with help from students country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions deceased Toombs County veterans who served our Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service TheSouthCentral page 2A Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery page3A. ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com INTHISISSUE brieflfl Afteralmostaquartercentury 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-i M B h“I RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat www.theadvancenews.com
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