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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 thelastMondayin themenandwomen 5 mo. ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstructat Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Clubandits60members with help from students country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County veterans who served our In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject themilitaryduringwaror setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call freedrive-upCOVID-19 Monday,June1,from11 peacetime. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated IS ONLINE! TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring testinginGlenwoodon a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu a toyou. Testingin service.Anationalmoment details,See inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, CensusEvents Pleasesee peacetime. 2A page Crosses theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated 478-275-6570. brieflfl sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor dclarkadvance@gmail.com crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor m killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin e th P Lane amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE Tegus? SeePage 10A page3A. TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses 2A page Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CountyCommission, ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor 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 atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage 10A sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE briefl Sheriff ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin AWheelerCountymanwasshotand GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 thelastMondayin themenandwomen 5 mo. ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstructat Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Clubandits60members with help from students country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County veterans who served our In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject themilitaryduringwaror setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call freedrive-upCOVID-19 Monday,June1,from11 peacetime. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated IS ONLINE! TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring testinginGlenwoodon a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. resp morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, Clu a toyou. Testingin service.Anationalmoment details,See inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, CensusEvents Pleasesee peacetime. 2A page Crosses theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated 478-275-6570. brieflfl sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor dclarkadvance@gmail.com crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriffffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor m killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin e th P Lane amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE Tegus? SeePage 10A page3A. TheMontgomery “CountMeIn!” Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon COVID-19 drive-up free HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses 2A page Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CountyCommission, ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor 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 atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage 10A sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE briefl Sheriff ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com A Wheeler County man was shot and inashootingthat 24,inAlamo. Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin AWheelerCountymanwasshotand GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now!
