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Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 912-537-8278 2101 East First St., Vidalia www.theadvancenews.com P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect 5 mo. powertodothings yougivethestate for Those Who Served -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 theCityofLyonsconstruct- andtheLeoClubofRob-ert withhelpfromstudents Forces.TheLyonsLions veteranswhoservedour tohonorthesacrificesof In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. annuallyonNovem-ber MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional In1971,Congressdes-ignated Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. a.m Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The .m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon peacetime. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ToombsAcademyand atToombsCountyHigh Clubandits60members country in the Armed deceasedToombsCounty Clubcreatedaproject andwomenwhoservedin 11eachyearandisaday Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin free ByDeborahClark resp morial Clu a Subscribe Now! brieflflfl Sheriffffff ThThThTh or Laneneth mINsT, HI4S2ISS,UoE f 2 ma Tegus? 10A SeePage Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas BYTES News Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 SeePage 10A brieflfl shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ThTh gmail.com dclarkadvance@ RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford shared. tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” drive-up COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin Free COVID-19 Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE www.theadvancenews.com Bill’s Donuts (912) 537-2253 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Family Tradition Since 1972 Vidalia Small Engine Service Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Tommy Towery - Owner 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA 912-537-6472 THRIFTWAY Galaxy Food Center 912.526.6483 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CL OSED SUNDAY Megan Perkins We Work For You Agent Christy O’Neal Nicole Stevens Agent/Owner Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net www.bestvidaliainsurance.com 140 Mose Coleman Dr. Vidalia, GA 537-2766 Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 912-537-8278 2101 East First St., Vidalia www.theadvancenews.com P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect 5 mo. powertodothings yougivethestate for Those Who Served -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 theCityofLyonsconstruct- andtheLeoClubofRob-ert withhelpfromstudents Forces.TheLyonsLions veteranswhoservedour tohonorthesacrificesof In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. annuallyonNovem-ber MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional In1971,Congressdes-ignated Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. a.m Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The .m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon peacetime. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ToombsAcademyand atToombsCountyHigh Clubandits60members country in the Armed deceasedToombsCounty Clubcreatedaproject andwomenwhoservedin 11eachyearandisaday Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin free ByDeborahClark resp morial Clu a Subscribe Now! brieflflfl Sheriffffff ThThThTh or Laneneth mINsT, HI4S2ISS,UoE f 2 ma Tegus? 10A SeePage Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin COVID-19 Free -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas BYTES News Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 SeePage 10A brieflfl shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage androckonthefrontporch.” 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. ThTh gmail.com dclarkadvance@ RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford shared. tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” drive-up COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin Free COVID-19 Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly 4A Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE www.theadvancenews.com Bill’s Donuts (912) 537-2253 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Family Tradition Since 1972 Vidalia Small Engine Service Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Tommy Towery - Owner 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA 912-537-6472 THRIFTWAY Galaxy Food Center 912.526.6483 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CL OSED SUNDAY Megan Perkins We Work For You Agent Christy O’Neal Nicole Stevens Agent/Owner Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net www.bestvidaliainsurance.com 140 Mose Coleman Dr. Vidalia, GA 537-2766
