Posted on December 3, 2025
Posted on December 3, 2025 The Advance - theadvance_20251203_b_12-3-25_vid_03_w-or9_art_2.xml
The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served mo. Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 -AlbertJayNock In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving free TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 MemorialDay. peacetime. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is ob-served a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Pleasesee Clubandits60members with help from students atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe ByDeborahClark resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but TheSouthCentral powertodothings toyou. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate MontgomeryCounty themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-i M Sheriff B h“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents Testingin Glenwood MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen AWheelerCountymanwasshotand inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty free HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page MontgomeryCounty sponsorCensus2020events testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The inMontgomeryCounty.For testsiteislocatedatthe tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld brieflfl re-tirement details,Seepage3A. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. 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’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford tomentorMrsBranch killedandtwoothersinjured diedinanincidentat dclarkadvance@gmail.com ma 2 CountyCommission, 4A SeePage 10A Tegus? Library,Tri-CountyFamily BluebirdLanethe mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f Connectionandthe e Schoolsarepartneringto ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. GBIInvestigatingin ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly dclarkadvance@gmail.com Darrell brieflfl www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served mo. Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 -AlbertJayNock In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving free TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 MemorialDay. peacetime. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 at3:00p.m.localtimeon Veterans Day is ob-served a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Pleasesee Clubandits60members with help from students atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial ClubPresident,James andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe ByDeborahClark resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal a RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but TheSouthCentral powertodothings toyou. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate MontgomeryCounty themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-i M Sheriff B h“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents Testingin Glenwood MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen AWheelerCountymanwasshotand inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, didi i id t t#4Bl bidL th TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty free HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page MontgomeryCounty sponsorCensus2020events testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The inMontgomeryCounty.For testsiteislocatedatthe tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld brieflfl re-tirement details,Seepage3A. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. 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’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford tomentorMrsBranch killedandtwoothersinjured diedinanincidentat dclarkadvance@gmail.com ma 2 CountyCommission, 4A SeePage 10A Tegus? Library,Tri-CountyFamily BluebirdLanethe mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE f Connectionandthe e Schoolsarepartneringto ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. GBIInvestigatingin ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly dclarkadvance@gmail.com Darrell brieflfl www.theadvancenews.com
